Question

Which of the following expressions follows the distributive property of multiplication?

• A. $9\times (5+4)=(9\times 5)\times (9\times 4)$
• B. $9\times (5+4)=9\times 5+9\times 4$
• C. $9\times (5\times 4)=(9\times 5)\times 4$
• D. $9\times 5=5\times 9$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $9\times (5+4)=9\times 5+9\times 4$

Distributive property is:
$a\times (b+c)=a\times b+a\times c$

Taking a = 9, b = 5, and c = 4, we get:


∴ $9\times (5+4)=9\times 5+9\times 4$ represents distributive property of multiplication