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Question
23 × (–99) = ______ × (–100 + ______) = 23 × ______ + 23 × ______.
Solution
23 × (–99) = 23 × (–100 + 1) = 23 × –100 + 23 × 1.
Explanation:
We can write the equation as,
23 × (–99) = 23 × (–100 + 1) ......[∵ Integers show distributive property of multiplication over addition, i.e. a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c]
= 23 × (–100) + 23 × 1
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