Question

What property is 3 ( 2 - 4) = 3 × 2 - 3 × 4

Answer 1

Write out the Expression

`3(2-4)=3*2-3*4`

Given the expression

`a(b+c)=a* b+a* c`

This expression above shows that multiplication distributes over addition. Hence it is refers to as

`\text{ The distributive law of multiplication over Addition }`

Hence for the property given,

`\begin{gathered} 3(2-4)=3*2-3*4 \\ \text{ Multiplication is distributed over subtraction } \end{gathered}`

Hence it is called The distributive property of multiplication over subtraction