6TH GRADE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY AND COMBINING LIKE TERMS

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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 over each addend.

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What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)?

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

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How do you apply the Distributive Property to 48 and 24?

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You can express it as 24(2 + 1) using the GCF.

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What is an equivalent expression for 30 + 12 using the GCF?

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The expression is 6(5 + 2).

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How do you combine like terms in the expression 4(6x + x)?

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You combine like terms to get 28x.

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What is the first step in using the Distributive Property?

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Identify the common factor in the terms you want to factor out.

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If you have the expression 36 + 42, what is its equivalent using GCF?

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The equivalent expression is 6(6 + 7).

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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How can you express 55 and 15 using the Distributive Property?

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You can express it as 5(11 + 3).

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What is the result of applying the Distributive Property to 4(6x + x)?

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The result is 28x.