How you know whether to add or subtract when use the distributive property to multiply

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Sangram Nandkhile · Answer 1 · 2019-06-28T02:59:04+0000

The complete name for The Distributive Property is:

The Distributive Property of Multiplication Over Addition:

a(b+c) = ab + ac

and

The Distributive Property of Multiplication Over Subtraction:

a(b-c) = ab - ac