5/27/22, 3:24 AM The Distributive Property of Multiplication
The Order of Operations and Variables:
The Distributive Property of Multiplication
A property is a characteristic about something that is always true. The distributive property of
multiplication is a rule that is always true. There are many properties in math that you use
regularly, like the commutative property (the property that says that you can multiply in any order,
2 × 3 = 3 × 2). The distributive property says that you can distribute a number being multiplied
into parentheses. The following video will explain in more detail with some examples. Here is an
example of the distributive property of multiplication.
2(1 + 3) = (2 ⋅ 1) + (2 ⋅ 3) = 2 + 6 = 8
0::11 1x
Video Source (03:11 mins) | Transcript
https://content.byui.edu/file/b8b83119-9acc-4a7b-bc84-efacf9043998/1/Math-1-6-2.html 1/2
The Order of Operations and Variables:
The Distributive Property of Multiplication
A property is a characteristic about something that is always true. The distributive property of
multiplication is a rule that is always true. There are many properties in math that you use
regularly, like the commutative property (the property that says that you can multiply in any order,
2 × 3 = 3 × 2). The distributive property says that you can distribute a number being multiplied
into parentheses. The following video will explain in more detail with some examples. Here is an
example of the distributive property of multiplication.
2(1 + 3) = (2 ⋅ 1) + (2 ⋅ 3) = 2 + 6 = 8
0::11 1x
Video Source (03:11 mins) | Transcript
https://content.byui.edu/file/b8b83119-9acc-4a7b-bc84-efacf9043998/1/Math-1-6-2.html 1/2
