1..The distributive property is when you take the number and multiply it to the numbers in the parentheses
2.You must use the distributive property because it helps simplify difficult problems and breaks the problem down into a simpler version
3. To solve a multi step equations with parentheses you must use the addition property subtraction property distributive property in multiplication property if all are needed
I think you mean how many thousands equal 20 hundreds. Well it's simple, 20 hundreds equal 20*100 which equals 2,000. Therefore, 20 hundreds equals 2 thousands.
