Practice Distributive Property (1.3.B.4) - Pure Arithmetic

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Question 1.
Simplify 2 × (3 + 4).
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Start by multiplying 2 with each number in the parentheses.
Question 2.
Calculate 5 × (1 + 2).
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Distribute 5 to both 1 and 2.
3Question 3.
What is the result of 3 × (2 + 4)?
- 12
- 18
- 9
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Distribute 3 to both 2 and 4.
4Question 4.
The distributive property allows us to multiply a number with what?
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Consider how multiplication interacts with addition.
Question 5.
A farmer has a field where he plants 3 rows of corn and 5 rows of carrots. If he plants 2 plants in each row, express the total number of plants using the distributive property.
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First group the number of rows and then apply the distributive property.
Question 6.
Expand and simplify: 4(a + b) - 3(a + 2b)
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Remember to distribute and combine like terms afterward.

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