Distributive Property Word Problems for 8th Graders

A store sells packs of pencils for $3 each. If you buy 4 packs, how much do you spend? Use the distributive property to express your answer.

• $9

• $15

• $6

• $12

Maria has 12 apples and wants to share them equally among her 4 friends. How many apples will each friend get? Use factoring to solve the problem.

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 3

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 3 batches of cookies. How much sugar is needed for 9 batches? Use the distributive property to find the answer.

• 6 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost per student is $15. If 20 students sign up, how much will the total cost be? Write an expression using the distributive property.

• $200

• $250

• $300

• $350

Tom has 3 boxes of chocolates. Each box contains 4 chocolates. How many chocolates does he have in total? Use the distributive property to express your answer.

• 8

• 10

• 15

• 12

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer drives 100 miles, how much will they pay in total? Use the distributive property to find the answer.

• $60

• $80

• $90

• $70

A farmer has 5 fields, each with 10 rows of corn. How many rows of corn does the farmer have in total? Write an expression using the distributive property.

• 50

• 40

• 70

• 60

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and textbooks for $20 each. If a student buys 3 novels and 2 textbooks, how much do they spend? Use the distributive property to calculate the total cost.

• $76

• $60

• $72

• $84

A pizza place offers a deal of 2 pizzas for $15 each. If you buy 3 deals, how much do you spend in total? Use the distributive property to express your answer.

• $60

• $75

• $30

• $45