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Distributive Property

  • When a sum or difference inside parentheses is multiplied by a number outside the parentheses, you can multiply each number inside the parentheses by the number outside, then add or subtract as indicated.
  • The Distributive Property is different from other properties is that it always involves two operations and parentheses.
  • You use the Distributive Property to evaluate expressions that have a number multiplied by a sum or differences and can be written and used in several different forms.

Use the distribute property to solve 3(8 + 5).

  • 3(8 + 5) =
  • (3 ×8) + (3 ×5) =
  • 24 + 15 =

39

Use the distributive property to solve 7(20 - 7).

  • 7(20 − 7) =
  • (7 ×20) − (7 ×7) =
  • 140 − 49 =

91

18(2 - n) =

  • (18 ×2) − (18 ×n) =

36 − 18n

9(10 + x) =

  • (9 ×10) + (9 ×x) =

90 + 9x

7(a + b) =

  • (7 ×a) + (7 ×b) =

7a + 7b

(9 + y - z)10 =

  • (10 ×9) + (10 ×y) − (10 ×z) =

90 + 10y − 10z

8(2a - 7b + 5c + 3d)

  • (8 ×2a) − (8 ×7b) + (8 ×5c) + (8 ×3d) =

16a − 56b + 40c + 24d

Leslie makes $ 45 an hour and works 8 hours a day. How much money does Leslie make in one day?

  • 8($ 45) =
  • 8($ 40 + $ 5) =
  • (8 ×$ 40) + (8 ×$ 5) =
  • $ 320 + $ 40 =

$ 360

Your auditorium has 58 rows of seats and 20 columns of seats. How many seats are there in your auditorium?

  • (58)20 =
  • (50 + 8)20 =
  • (50 ×20) + (8 ×20) =
  • 1,000 + 160 =

1,160 seats

A bride buys a purse for each of her 5 bridesmaids. Each purse costs $ 20.60. How much did the bride spend on the purses total?

  • 5($ 20.60) =
  • 5($ 20.00 + $ 0.60) =
  • (5 ×$ 20.00) + (5 ×$ 0.60) =
  • $ 100 + $ 3 =

$ 103

*These practice questions are only helpful when you work on them offline on a piece of paper and then use the solution steps function to check your answer.

Answer

Distributive Property

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Mathematics: Pre Algebra