Distributive Property and Graphing: 6th Grade Math Quest

A store sells 3 types of notebooks. If each type costs $2, $3, and $4 respectively, write an expression using the distributive property to find the total cost of buying 5 of each type.

• 5 * (2 + 3) = 25

• 5 * (2 + 4) = 30

• 5 * (3 + 4) = 35

• 5 * (2 + 3 + 4) = 45

Maria has 12 apples and wants to distribute them equally among her 4 friends. Write an equation to represent how many apples each friend will receive and solve it.

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 6 flowers and he wants to plant 4 rows, use the distributive property to find the total number of flowers he will plant.

• 18

• 30

• 12

• 24

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for driving x miles and graph the equation.

• C = 20 - 0.50x

• C = 20 + 0.25x

• C = 0.50 + 20x

• C = 20 + 0.50x

In a school, each student needs 3 notebooks and 2 pencils. If there are 10 students, use the distributive property to find the total number of notebooks and pencils needed.

• 30 notebooks and 20 pencils

• 25 notebooks and 15 pencils

• 35 notebooks and 10 pencils

• 20 notebooks and 25 pencils

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for each batch of cookies. If you want to make 5 batches, write an expression using the distributive property to find the total amount of flour needed.

• 10 cups of flour

• 8 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

• 15 cups of flour

A bike rental shop charges a $15 fee plus $2 for each hour rented. Write an equation for the total cost (C) for renting the bike for h hours and graph it.

• C = 15 - 2h

• C = 2h - 15

• C = 15h + 2

• C = 15 + 2h

If a book costs $15 and you buy 3 books, use the distributive property to find the total cost. Then, if you have a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• 5

• 20

• 10

• 30

A school is organizing a field trip. If each ticket costs $10 and they plan to buy tickets for 25 students, write an equation to find the total cost and solve it.

• $200

• $250

• $300

• $150

A pizza place offers a deal where you can buy 2 pizzas for $8 each and 3 drinks for $2 each. Write an expression using the distributive property to find the total cost of the meal.

• 2 * 8 + 3 * 2

• 1 * 8 + 5 * 2

• 4 * 8 + 2 * 2

• 2 * 10 + 3 * 3