Question

What multiplication expression can be broken apart into (3x4) + (3x4) using the distributive property

Answer 1

One possible answer is:

3(8)

Step-by-step explanation:

The distributive property states that we multiply everything inside parentheses with the term outside parentheses. Algebraically, it is a(b+c) = ab+ac.

This means we need to split 8 up into a sum. Using 4+4, we have 3(8) = 3(4+4) = 3(4) + 3(4)

Answer 2

The original expression here might be (4x3) + (4x3). This is because the distributive property simply moves around numbers, but will not change the value of the equation, as in the question we are looking at here.