Exploring the Distributive Property in Arithmetic

Exploring the Distributive Property in Arithmetic

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Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Emma Peterson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'distribute' mean in the context of the distributive property?

To combine all elements into a single group

To divide something among members of a group

To subtract one number from each member of a group

To multiply two numbers together

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step according to the order of operations?

Subtraction

Operations inside of groups

Addition

Multiplication

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the distributive property change the expression 3*(4+6)?

3*4*6

4+6*3

3*4 + 3*6

3+4+6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final result of applying the distributive property to 3*(4+6)?

12

18

30

24

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the context of the distributive property, what does distributing a factor mean?

Subtracting the factor from each member of the group

Multiplying the factor by each member of the group individually

Adding the factor to each member of the group

Dividing the factor by each member of the group

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might the distributive property be preferred in some situations?

It always simplifies to a smaller number

It can make some calculations easier to perform mentally

It is the only way to solve multiplication problems

It reduces the need for addition

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the distributive property allow us to do with the expression 8*(50+3)?

8*50*3

8*50 + 8*3

50+3*8

8+50+3

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