to find the distribution of
[tex]9\cdot32[/tex]rewrite 32 as an addition
[tex]32=30+2[/tex]rewrite the product
[tex]9\cdot(30+2)[/tex]distribute the 9
[tex]\begin{gathered} 9\cdot30=270 \\ 9\cdot2=18 \\ \\ 9\cdot(30+2)=9\cdot30+9\cdot2 \\ 9\cdot(30+2)=270+18 \\ 9\cdot32=288 \end{gathered}[/tex]