Distributive property

​Distributive Property

​Draw your arrows,
then multiply.

Take Away: ALWAYS, ALWAYS DRAW YOUR ARROWS FIRST!​

​Dibuja tus flechas y luego multiplica.

Para llevar: ¡SIEMPRE, SIEMPRE DIBUJA TUS FLECHAS PRIMERO!

Using Variables

• Multiply 5 times x

• Multiply 5 times 6

• We multiply the outside number by all terms on the inside of the parentheses.

Multiple Choice

What is the simplified version of this expression?  5(a+6)?

• 5a+6

• a+30 

• 5a+30

• 5a−30 

Multiple Choice

What is the simplified version of this expression?  7(5x -1 )

• 35x+ 7

• 35x - 7

• 35x - 1

• -35x - 7

Multiple Choice

Use distributive property to solve:

-3(2c - 5)

• 3c + 15

• 6c - 15

• 9c - 5

• -6c + 15

Multiple Choice

Use distributive property to solve:

-0.5 ( 8 - m)

• -4 + 0.5m

• -4 - 0.5m

• 8 + 0.5m

Multiple Choice

Siimplify: 2x ( 3 + 4)

• 14x

• 6x + 4

• 6x - 4

• -14x

Multiple Choice

 

3x (9 + 2y - 3z)

• 27x + 6xy - 9xz

• 27 + 6y - 9z

• 24xyz