Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and evaluate `4(7-2)`?

Answer 1

`4*(7-2)=4*7-4*2=20`

Explanation:

The distributive property states that:

`a*(b+c)=a*b+a*c`

Then

`4*(7-2)=4*7-4*2=28-8=20`