Question

Which statement shows the distributive property?

A.
13 · (k + 10) = 13 · k + 13 · 10

B.
13 · (k + 10) = 13 · k + 10

C.
13 · (k + 10) = 13 · k · 10

D.
13 · (k + 10) = (k + 10) · 13

Answer 1

example of distributive property ...   x(a+b) = ax + bx

13 *(k + 10) = 13*k + 13*10

The answer is A.

Answer 2

The answer is A)

The "13" outside the parenthesis is multiplied into everything that is inside the parenthesis.

Fun fact: Distributive property is sometimes called the "Rainbow method" since you have to draw an arrow for illustration. Check the attachment below for an example.