The Distributive Law of Multiplication

This distributive law, or distributive property, is used a great deal when solving equations. But for now, let's look at how it works with simiplifying expressions. In this video he simplifies an expression 2 different ways. Pay close attention to how he uses the distributive property to simplify the problem. The distributive property works the same if we are distributing over addition or subtraction. In the second video, watch how this problem can be simplified both with and without the distributive property. It is important that both answers are the same.