Exploring Distributive Property & Like Terms in Real Life

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy 4 pencils and 5 erasers, how much do you spend in total? Use the distributive property to find the total cost.

• 30

• 23

• 20

• 25

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles, express the total number of marbles Maria has in terms of x. What is the expression for their total marbles?

• 5x

• 4x

• x+3

• 2x

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour and sugar do you need in total? Use the distributive property to solve.

• 4 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of flour and 9 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of flour and 15 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of flour and 12 cups of sugar

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. If each boy has 2 pencils and each girl has 3 pencils, how many pencils are there in total? Identify like terms to simplify your answer.

• 36

• 60

• 24

• 48

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers, with each row containing 4 tulips and 6 daisies. How many flowers are planted in total? Use the distributive property to find the total number of flowers.

• 50

• 45

• 40

• 60

Tom has 10 apples, and he buys 3 times as many oranges as apples. If he buys y oranges, write an expression for the total number of fruits he has. What is the simplified expression?

• 30

• 40

• 25

• 15

A book costs $15, and a magazine costs $5. If you buy 2 books and 3 magazines, how much do you spend? Use the distributive property to calculate the total cost.

• $30

• $25

• $50

• $45

In a school, there are 20 students in each of the 5 classes. If each student has 2 notebooks, how many notebooks are there in total? Use the distributive property to find the answer.

• 100

• 150

• 250

• 200

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an expression using the distributive property to find the total distance traveled.

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

• 240 miles

A box contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. If you add 3 more red balls, how many balls are there in total? Identify like terms to simplify your answer.

• 10

• 13

• 12

• 15