Question

Francis used the distributive property of multiplication to help him solve the equation 6 x 2 = ________. Francis did not get the same answer for each side of the expression. Explain the steps required to correct his mistake. 6 x 2 = (3 x 2) + (4 x 2) 12 = 6 + 8 12 = 14

Answer 1

Solution :

The distributive property of multiplication :

It is given that we have to find the solution for the below expression using the distributive property of multiplication,

So 6 x 2 = __________

Using distributive property, we can write :

⇒  6 x 2 = 12

⇒ (3 + 3) x (2 ) = 12

⇒  (3 x 2) + (3 x 2) = 12

⇒  6 + 6 = 12

⇒     12 = 12