The distributive law
Subtraction
12 ÷ (3 + 4) ≠ 12 ÷ 3 + 12 ÷ 4
The left-hand side = \(\dfrac{12}{7}\) and the right-hand side = 7.
The right distributive law for division over subtraction does hold.
For example:
(12 + 9) ÷ 3 = 12 ÷ 3 + 9 ÷ 3
Question 4
Calculate using the distributive law
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