Using distributive property, find $-18\times 12$.

Given product: $-18\times 12$

We need to use the distributive property to find the value of $-18\times 12$

The distributive property tells us how to solve expressions in the form of $\mathrm{a}(\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c})=\mathrm{ab}+\mathrm{ac}.$

So,

$$\begin{gathered} -18\times 12=-18(10+2) \\ =-18\times 10-18\times 2 \\ =-180-36 \\ =-216 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, $-18\times 12=-216$