Question

Which property justifies this statement?

r(s + t) = rs + rt

A.
associative

B.
distributive

C.
symmetric

D.
transitive

please help!!

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

A?

Answer 3

Note how the r distributes as a multiplier r(s + t) = rs + rt

Answer 4

$$\huge r(s + t) = r*s + r*t$$

Answer 5

so... B?

Answer 6

The full name of the property is
"The distributive property of multiplication with respect to addition."

Answer 7

It is a property of all real numbers.