Distributive Property/GCF

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a number by a sum by distributing the multiplication to each addend.

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What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

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How do you find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two numbers?

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To find the LCM, list the multiples of each number and find the smallest multiple that they have in common.

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Find the LCM of 4 and 14.

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28

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If there are 6 groups of kids with 3 boys and 2 girls in each group, how can you express this mathematically?

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6(3 + 2) represents the total number of kids.

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Use the Distributive Property to find the missing number: 10 + 20 = 2(5 + __)

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10 is the missing number.

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What is the LCM of 8 and 6?

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24

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Calculate: 12(3 + 4) = ?

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12(3 + 4) = 36 + 48.

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What does it mean to distribute in mathematics?

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To distribute means to multiply each term inside a parenthesis by the term outside.

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What is an example of using the Distributive Property?

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Example: 3(4 + 5) = 3*4 + 3*5 = 12 + 15 = 27.