Question

Describe how the formula to find perimeter of a rectangle is an application of the Distributive property

Answer 1

When you are looking for the perimeter of the rectangle, you just add all of them up to get the answer, but when you are using distributive property it can help you understand that this number amount of times. For example, the perimeter of 5, 10, it =15, but when you use distributive property, 2(5+10), that equals 30.