30(2) + 30(4). <span>The </span>distributive property<span> of multiplication </span>over subtraction<span> is like the </span>distributive property<span> of multiplication </span>over addition<span>. You can </span>subtract<span> the numbers and then multiply, or you can multiply and then </span>subtract<span> as shown. This is called “distributing the multiplier.¨