Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.5 Real Numbers and Their Properties; Clock Addition - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 308: 5

Answer

$a(b+c)=a \cdot b+a \cdot c$

Work Step by Step

The distributive property states that for any real numbers $a, b$, and $c$, $a(b+c)=a \cdot b+a \cdot c$
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