Breaking Apart Factors

Distributive Property

Break apart to find missing the missing number

Steps to use the Distributive Property

• (1) Choose a factor to break apart

• (2) Break apart the multiplication sentence by separating factors into parenthesis : ( , ) + ( , )

• (3) Solve the multiplication in each parenthesis

• (4) Add the numbers together to get the final answer

Let's Practice

The Distributive Property says that a multiplication can be broken apart into the sum of two other multiplication facts.

Use the Distributive Property to find the missing factor. 7 X 8= (5 X 8) + ( _ X8 )

First Break apart factor 7 because the 8 factors have already been chosen to repeat. 5+2= 7

Remember to break apart the factor by determining two numbers that can add up to that factor. (5 X 8) + ( 2 X 8 )

Use the Distributive Property to find the missing factor 6X9= (_ X9)+(2X9)

4+2=6 --> ( 4 X 9 ) + ( 2 X 9 )