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Solving Word Problems with the Distributive Property

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 1+ times

Solving Word Problems with the Distributive Property
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A store sells packs of pencils for $3 each. If you buy 4 packs, how much do you spend? Write an equation using the distributive property to find the total cost.

$6

$9

$12

$15

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Maria has 5 boxes of chocolates. Each box contains 6 chocolates. Write an equation to find the total number of chocolates using the distributive property.

36

24

30

18

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are 3 rows, how many flowers are there in total? Use the distributive property to write an equation.

32

24

20

16

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tom is saving money to buy a video game that costs $60. If he saves $10 each week, how many weeks will it take him to save enough money? Write an equation using the distributive property.

5 weeks

7 weeks

8 weeks

6 weeks

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for each batch of cookies. If you want to make 4 batches, how much flour do you need? Write an equation using the distributive property to find the total amount of flour.

4 cups of flour

6 cups of flour

8 cups of flour

10 cups of flour

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A school is organizing a field trip. Each student pays $15 for the trip. If there are 20 students, how much money is collected in total? Write an equation using the distributive property.

250

400

150

300

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lily bought 3 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 12 stickers. How many stickers does she have in total? Write an equation using the distributive property to find the total number of stickers.

36

24

30

48

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

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