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Distributive Property Calculator is a free online tool that displays the solutions for the given expression using the distributive property. BYJU’S online distributive property calculator tool makes the calculations faster and it displays the simplification of numbers in a fraction of seconds.

How to Use the Distributive Property Calculator?

The procedure to use the distributive property calculator is as follows:
Step 1: Enter an expression of the form a (b+c) in the input field
Step 2: Now click the button “Submit” to get the simplified expression
Step 3: Finally, the simplification of the given expression will be displayed in a new window.

Distributive Property in Maths

In Mathematics, the numbers should obey the characteristic property during the arithmetic operations. The different properties are associative property, commutative property, distributive property, inverse property, identity property and so on. The distributive property is the one which allows us to multiply the number by a group of numbers, which are added together. The distributive property is given by: a(b+c) = ab + ac

Example

Question:
Simplify the given expression 4(2 + 8)
Solution:
Given expression: 4(2+ 8)
We know that the distributive property is given by:
a(b+c) = ab+ ac
Hence,
4(2 + 8) = 4(2) + 4(8)
=8+ 32
= 40
Therefore, 4 (2+8) is 40