The distributive property is a fundamental math rule that lets you multiply a number by a group of numbers being added or subtracted. When you see an expression like 4(10 + 8), you can "distribute" ...

When this reporter, ahem, asked for a friendly reminder (wink-wink) about the math concept, Sykora explained the distributive property of multiplication. “For example, if you have 12 times 3, instead ...