Q. Which equation shows the distributive property of multiplication?Choices:(A) b⋅c=c⋅b(B) (b+c)⋅d=b⋅d+c⋅d(C) b⋅1=b(D) b⋅0=0
Understand Distributive Property: Understand the distributive property of multiplication. The distributive property states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. The mathematical expression for this property is a×(b+c)=a×b+a×c.
Examine Choice (A): Examine choice (A) to see if it represents the distributive property. The equation b⋅c=c⋅b is an example of the commutative property of multiplication, which states that the order of multiplication does not affect the product. This is not the distributive property.
Examine Choice (B): Examine choice (B) to see if it represents the distributive property. The equation (b+c)⋅d=b⋅d+c⋅d is an example of the distributive property, where d is distributed over the sum of b and c. This matches the definition of the distributive property.
Examine Choice (C): Examine choice (C) to see if it represents the distributive property. The equation b⋅1=b is an example of the identity property of multiplication, which states that any number multiplied by 1 is the number itself. This is not the distributive property.
Examine Choice (D): Examine choice (D) to see if it represents the distributive property. The equation b⋅0=0 is an example of the multiplication property of zero, which states that any number multiplied by zero is zero. This is not the distributive property.