That the sum (𝑎⋅𝑏)+(𝑎⋅𝑐) is equal to 𝑎⋅(𝑏+𝑐) can be understood intuitively through a geometric representation of this equality. Let’s set 𝑎=4, 𝑏=3 and 𝑐=5. For the distributive property, we ...

“Mommy, do you know how many bars of chocolate are there?”, Shawn asked when he opened the pack of chocolate. “Hmm, there are 24 bars”, I replied in about 2 seconds. Shawn, “how can you count the ...