Distributive Property Multiplication

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What is the distributive property?

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Breaking apart multiplication problems to find the product.

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How can you break apart 9 × 4 using the distributive property?

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9 × 4 = (5 × 4) + (4 × 4) or (6 × 4) + (3 × 4).

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What does (2 × 4) + (4 × 5) represent?

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It represents breaking apart the multiplication of 9 × 4 into two parts.

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Which equation matches the array of (5 x 4) + (1 x 4)?

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It shows how to break apart the multiplication of 6 × 4.

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If you have 3 groups of 5 and 2 groups of 5, how can you express this using the distributive property?

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(5 × 3) + (5 × 2).

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What is an array in multiplication?

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An arrangement of objects in rows and columns that helps visualize multiplication.

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How can you express 8 × 3 using the distributive property?

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8 × 3 = (5 × 3) + (3 × 3).

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What does (4 × 5) + (4 × 1) equal?

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It equals 4 × (5 + 1) or 4 × 6.

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If you have 2 groups of 3 and 2 groups of 5, how can you express this using the distributive property?

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(2 × 3) + (2 × 5).

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What is the first step in using the distributive property?

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Identify the numbers you want to break apart.