Question

When a number is outside parentheses what operation does that indicate?

Answer 1

Answer:

When a number is outside parentheses, the operation it indicates is Multiplication

Explanation:

When a number is outside parentheses such as;

$4(5+2)$

The operation it indicates is Multiplication, for the example above, it means that 4 will multiply each of the numbers inside the parentheses.

$4(5+2)=4\times(5+2)=4\times5+4\times2$

Therefore, When a number is outside parentheses, the operation it indicates is Multiplication