The distributive property means that you can multiply each number in a set of parentheses by the number outside the parentheses or by the numbers in another set of parentheses instead of doing the multiplication as a whole
Step-by-step explanation: if they work together and split the forty bushes to pick in half {divide by two} then they pick twenty bushes of apples each. So they work half less {divide by two} . So it Maria would need five hours while kayla works six { add together} which equals 11 hours