Multiplying+polynomials

1. what is a fractional coefficient? Fraction before a variable. 2.How would polynomials be different with fractional coefficients?

3.What is the distributive property?

4.Why is it important to understand the distributive property when multiplying polynomials?

5.How do I multiply polynomials? 1.Look at the problem 2.Do the first part of the distributive property 3.Do the second part of the distributive property 4.Do all other parts of the distributive property 5.Add all parts together 6.What do I do with the exponents when multiplying?