18x3=54
how do i get a distributive property

Its like
a*(b + c) = [a*b + a*c]
or (b + c)*a = [b*a + c*a]
let 18 = 8 + 10, here b = 8 & c = 10, & a = 3
writing it like (8 + 10)*3 = [8*3 + 10*3] = 24 + 30 = 54.

This is what i found “an explicit formula designates the nth term of the sequence, as an expression of n (where n = the term's location). it defines the sequence as a formula in terms of n. this example is an arithmetic sequence(the same number, 5, is added to each term to get to the next term).” i hope this you for what your looking for. can you plz mark me brainliest?