Area Model Distributive Property

A model of multiplication that shows each place value

• division

• associative property of multiplication

• area model

• partial product

When one of the factors of a product is a sum, multiplying each addend before adding does not change the product

• distributive property of multiplication

• associative property of multiplication

• factor

• product

What is the missing number in the following area model? 

• 225

• 545

• 50

• 9

How can you break apart 7 x 6?

• (7 x 3) + (7 x 3)

• (7 x 3) + (7 x 4)

Which expression is used to find the total area of the figure shown?

• (9 x 10) + (9 x 7)

• 9 x 10 + 7

• (10 x 7) x 9

Write 2 equations that match the array.

• ( 4 x 3) + (4 x 3)

• ( 3 x 4) + ( 4 x 3)

• ( 4 x 2 ) + ( 4 x 5)

Sonia is solving the problem 3(4 + 6) using an area model.

Which area model correctly solves Sonia's problem?

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Which of the following expressions represents the total area of the rectangle?

• 3(4 + 4)

• 9 + 12

• 12 + 12

• 4(3 + 3)

Solve using the distributive property: 
5x18=

• 90

• 23

• 45

• 58

Break apart 4 x 5.

• (4 x 2) + (4 x 3)

• (2 x 4) + (2 x 3)