Question

a $\times$ (b-c) = (a$\times$b) - (a$\times$c).
This property is:

• A. Distributive property of addition over multiplication.
• B. Distributive property of multiplication over subtraction.
• C. Associativity of multiplication over subtraction.
• D. Commutativity of multiplication over subtraction.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Distributive property of multiplication over subtraction.

a $\times$ (b-c) = (a$\times$b) - (a$\times$c) represents the distributive property of multiplication over subtraction.

Here we distribute multiplication over subtraction.