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"FOIL" is just a mnemonic. It helps some people to remember all the steps needed to multiply two binomials. It "makes sense" because it's methodical and gives the right answer.

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How to use the distributive property Identify an equation multiplying two numbers. Show one of the numbers being multiplied as a sum of numbers. Multiply each number in the sum. Add the partial products together to find the final product.

Using FOIL to Multiply Binomials Multiply the first terms of each binomial. Multiply the outer terms of the binomials. Multiply the inner terms of the binomials. Multiply the last terms of each binomial. Add the products. Combine like terms and simplify.

Use the FOIL method for multiplying two binomials Multiply the First terms. Multiply the Outer terms. Multiply the Inner terms. Multiply the Last terms. Combine like terms, when possible.

Correct answer: Multiply each term of the first binomial with the second binomial and add the terms. Simplify by distribution. Combine like-terms.

The FOIL method arises out of using the distributive property to multiply two binomials. We are simply multiplying each term of the first binomial by each term of the second binomial and then combining like terms. Let's go back to the example [Math Processing Error] ( x + 2 ) ( x − y ) .