Practice Distributive Property in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
The rule that multiplying a sum equals the sum of individual products: . It links multiplication and addition, allowing you to break apart or combine terms.
Three packs of (2 red + 4 blue) = ( red) + ( blue) = 6 red + 12 blue.
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Example 1
hardExpand .
Example 2
mediumSimplify .
Example 3
hardA theater charges $12 per adult ticket and $8 per child ticket. A group buys adult and child tickets. Write a single expression and an equivalent expanded form for the total cost.
Example 4
mediumShow that using the distributive property.
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mediumExpand .
Example 6
mediumJaden computes like this: . Find his mistake and enter the correct value.
Example 7
hardExpand .
Example 8
easyExpand .
Example 9
mediumFill in the blank so the expansion is correct: .
Example 10
mediumFactor completely: .
Example 11
easyExpand .
Example 12
easyFill in the blank with the missing outside factor: .
Example 13
easyFill in the blank so the expansion is correct: .
Example 14
mediumNow compute . It looks almost like , but the symbol inside changed.
Example 15
easyFactor by pulling out the common factor.
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easyExpand .
Example 17
easyFactor .
Example 18
easyUse distribution to compute by splitting 12.
Example 19
easyFill in: .
Example 20
mediumExpand .