Question

State true or false.
12 x 15 - 12 x 5 = 12 (15 - 5)

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A

True

12 x 15 - 12 x 5 = 12 (15 - 5) follows distributive property of multiplication over subtraction.

According to this property, if a,b,c are three whole numbers then

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