Rewrite Using the Distributive Property Worksheets The property states that the product of the difference or the sum is equal to the difference or sum of the products. For example, 4 (3-2) = 4 (3) - 4 (2). The distributive property of multiplication over addition is used when we multiply a number by sum. Suppose, we want to multiply the 4 by 3+2 Following the rule of this property, we will ...