Question

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\[\frac{1}{2} \times \left( \frac{3}{4} + \frac{- 5}{12} \right) = \frac{1}{2} \times . . . . . . + . . . . . . \times \frac{- 5}{12}\]

Answer 1

\[\frac{3}{4}; \frac{1}{2}\]
\[x \times (y + z) = x \times y + x \times z (\text{distributivity of multiplication over addition})\]