The distributive property is a method of multiplication where you multiply each addend separately. For example, instead of multiplying 5x46, we can break 46 apart into separate addends (40+6), and multiply 5 by each part separately. 5x46 becomes 5×40 plus 5x6. Essentially the 5 is being "distributed" to each addend.
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The distributive property is a method of multiplication where you multiply each addend separately. For example, instead of multiplying 5x46, we can break 46 apart into separate addends (40+6), and multiply 5 by each part separately. 5x46 becomes 5×40 plus 5x6. Essentially the 5 is being "distributed" to each addend.