Using Distributive Property To Multiply. The distributive property explains that multiplying two numbers (factors) together will result in the same thing as breaking up one factor into two students can break up numbers to use their favorite friendly numbers. To multiply polynomials, we use the distributive property.
Let's look at another problem and use the distributive property to solve it…
Take a look at the problem below. The distributive property of multiplication can be used when you multiply a number by a sum. The distributive property is an algebra property which is used to multiply a single term and two or more terms inside a set of parentheses. For example, not sure about 6x8?