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Distributive Law
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The Distributive Law means that you get the same answer when you multiply a group of numbers by another number as when you do each multiplication separately
Example: (2 + 4) × 5 = 2×5 + 4×5
As you can see by calculating 6 × 5 = 30 and 10 + 20 = 30
So, the "2+4" can be "distributed" across the "times 5" into 2 times 5 and 4 times 5.
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