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Title: Distributive Property

Grade 6+ Lesson s2-l2

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Solve by using distributive property \$5 times( 14 - 6 )\$.

Step 1

Given expression:

\$ 5 times ( 14 - 6 )\$
Apply the distributive property:

\$"a" times ("b" − "c") = "a" times "b" − "a" times "c"\$

\$5 times (14 − 6) = 5 times 14 − 5 times 6\$

Explanation:

Here, we rewrote and applied the distributive property of subtraction.

Step 2

Perform the multiplication and Subtract:

\$5 times 14 - 5 times 6\$

70 - 30 = 40

So, \$ 5 times ( 14 - 6 ) = 40\$ after applying the distributive property and simplifying.

Explanation:

We multiplied and then subtracted. So, \$5 times( 14 - 6 )\$ equals 40 because of the distributive property.