Understanding the Distributive Property of Multiplication

What is the first step in using the distributive property for multiplication?

• Multiply the numbers directly

• Divide the larger number

• Add the numbers together

• Break the larger number into smaller parts

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How do we simplify 4 times 9 using the distributive property?

• By adding 4 and 9

• By dividing 9 into smaller numbers

• By multiplying 4 directly by 9

• By breaking 9 into 5 and 4, then multiplying each by 4

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What does 4 times 5 equal?

• 10

• 9

• 25

• 20

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What is the result of 4 times 4?

• 16

• 20

• 12

• 8

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How do we handle the number 14 in the distributive property?

• By adding it to 3

• By multiplying it directly by 3

• By dividing it by 2

• By breaking it into 10 and 4

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What does 3 times 10 equal?

• 3

• 40

• 13

• 30

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What does 3 times 4 equal in the context of distributive property?

• 12

• 15

• 7

• 20

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What is the final step in using the distributive property?

• Subtracting the results

• Dividing the results

• Adding the results together

• Multiplying the results

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Why is the distributive property useful?

• It only works with even numbers

• It breaks down larger numbers into smaller, manageable parts for multiplication

• It simplifies addition problems

• It makes multiplication harder

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What unique feature does the distributive property include?

• Only multiplication

• Multiplication and addition

• Only addition

• Subtraction and division

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