Question

Using distributive property, simplify the given below:

$550\times 628-550\times 528$

Answer 1

Given, $550\times 628-550\times 528$
According to the distributive property of multiplication over subtraction: $\mathrm{a}\times (\mathrm{b}-\mathrm{c})=\mathrm{ab}-\mathrm{ac}$

$$\begin{gathered} =550(628-528) \\ =550\times 100 \\ =55000 \end{gathered}$$

Therefore,the value of $550\times 628-550\times 528$ is $55000$ .