Distributive Property

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What is the distributive property?

Back

For any numbers a, b, c, a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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Simplify: 2(5 + 4)

Back

(2 x 5) + (2 x 4)

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Simplify: 2(c - 8)

Back

2c - 16

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Which of the following is equivalent to 2(c - 8)?

Back

2c - 16

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Simplify: 5(a + 6)

Back

5a + 30

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If a = 3, b = 4, and c = 5, what is 2(a + b)?

Back

2(3 + 4) = 14

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If a = 2 and b = 3, what is 3(a + b)?

Back

3(2 + 3) = 15

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What does the distributive property allow you to do?

Back

It allows you to multiply a single term by a sum or difference inside parentheses.

Front

Expand: 4(x + 2)

Back

4x + 8

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Expand: 3(2y - 5)

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6y - 15