Question

Explain how you know weather to add or subtract when you use the distributive property to multiply

Answer 1

use the phrase pemdas

it shows the order you solve. parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and then subtraction. ask me if you need any other help!

Answer 2

You would know by how the problem is written for example if a equation is written like this (2+3)5 you add 2+3 first then multiply by 5 to get 25 therefore you add first