Question

Which expression shows how 6⋅45 can be rewritten using the distributive property?

Answer 1

6*45 = 6*(40+5) = 6*40 + 6*5 = 240+30 = 270

The distributive property in general is

a(b+c) = ab + ac

We multiply the outer term "a" with each term inside. Then add up the products.