Question

How do you use the distributive property to find a product mentally?

Answer 1

See examples below

Explanation:

Distributive property is `a(b+c)=ab+ac` and also `(a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd`

Imagine you want calculate `7·25`

In this case you can say `7(20+5)=140+35=175`

Another one: `23·42=(20+3)·(40+2)=20·40+20·2+3·40+2·3=800+40+120+6=966`