According to the distributive law of multiplication over addition, for any integers a, b and c;
$a \times (b + c) =$ _________

(a \times c) - (b \times c)

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a - (b \times c) - b

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(a \times b) + (a \times c)

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(a \times b) - (a \times c)

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The correct option is C $(a \times b) + (a \times c)$
The distributive property states that multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products together.
According to the property, for any integers a, b and c ;
$a \times (b + c) = (a \times b) + (a \times c)$

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According to the distributive law of multiplication over addition, for any integers a, b and c; a×(b+c)= _________

The correct option is C (a×b)+(a×c)The distributive property states that multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products together. According to the property, for any integers a, b and c ; a×(b+c)=(a×b)+(a×c)

According to the distributive law of multiplication over addition, for any integers a, b and c;
$a \times (b + c) =$ _________