Distributive Property

The distributive property can be used in many ways.  It’s the beginning steps of breaking things down.  For example, learning, making friends, teaching, helping, and playing are all related to school.  Also, recess is related to play, fun, school, sports, friends, and a break.  Using this way of thinking, we will apply this to numbers and learn the distributive property.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:

1. 2(4+6)= 2(______)= ______ 
2. Rewrite the expression then evaluate: 7(8+4)=84

Distributive Property: To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside the parentheses.  To find the total, distribute or share the number that two numbers have in common or add the two numbers inside the parentheses together then multiple it by the number outside the parentheses.

Real World Problem: "Big Question"

Three friends went to a baseball game with each ticket costing $20 and each bought a hat costing $15.

What does the expressions 3(20+15) represent?

3 represents:________

 20 represents:_______

 15 represents________

What does the expression 3x20+3x15 represent? 

3x20 represents:______, 3x15 represents:______

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1. 9x4 1/3
2. rewrite  2(x+3),  4(4.5)+4(13) and  4(4.5+13)
3. factor 12+8 

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