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Practice Set · Part 1

The Distributive Property

Pick up where we left off

Name: Date: Group:

Where we left off

Our goal: With my small group, I can use the distributive property to expand and factor expressions — one step at a time, with support.

The big idea: To use the distributive property, multiply the outside number by every term inside the parentheses, then add the products.

Model to copy — Example 1 · Two ways to find a total

  1. Each bundle has a $15 ticket and a $5 snack. Find the cost of 3 bundles: 3(15 + 5).
  2. Way 1: Add inside the parentheses first: 15 + 5 = 20 → 3 × 20 = 60
  3. Way 2: Multiply 3 by each part: 3 × 15 + 3 × 5
  4. Multiply, then add: 45 + 15 = 60
  5. Compare the two ways: 3(15 + 5) = 3 × 15 + 3 × 5
  6. 3 bundles cost $60. Both ways give the same total.

Start here

You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

  1. 1

    Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

    Let's do one together: Use the distributive property to find 2(8 + 3). The 2 multiplies each term. Write the two products. (2 × 8 + 2 × 3) Find each product. (2 × 8 = 16 and 2 × 3 = 6) Add the products. What is 2(8 + 3)? (16 + 6 = 22)

    My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

    Show your work
  2. 2

    Warm restartWhat is the prime factorization of 24?

    1. A2 × 2 × 2 × 3
    2. B2 × 12
    3. C3 × 8
    4. D4 × 6
  3. 3

    Warm restartWhich number is prime?

    1. A19
    2. B21
    3. C27
    4. D33
  4. 4

    Warm restartA factor tree for 36 ends with which prime factors?

    1. A2 × 2 × 3 × 3
    2. B2 × 18
    3. C3 × 12
    4. D6 × 6
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The Distributive Property

Keep going

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

  1. 5

    Think it throughDistribute: 8(12 + 9) = ?

    1. A8 × 12 + 8 × 9
    2. B8 × 12 + 9
    3. C8 + 12 × 9
    4. D8 × 21 × 8

    Why is that the answer?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  2. 6

    Think it throughWhat is the total cost for 8 practice rooms?

    1. A$21
    2. B$96
    3. C$105
    4. D$168

    How do you know?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  3. 7

    Think it throughA student wrote 8(12 + 9) = 8 × 12 + 9 = 105. What went wrong?

    1. AThey added instead of multiplying
    2. BThey used the wrong prices
    3. CThey forgot to multiply the 9 by 8 as well
    4. DThey distributed too many times

    Explain your thinking.

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  4. 8

    Back to the modelWhat pattern do you see when you expand an expression using the distributive property?

    When I distribute, I multiply the outside factor ___ by each term ___. The operation inside the parentheses ___ stays the same.

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The Distributive Property

Words and reasoning

Word bank · Banco de palabras

The Distributive Property (La propiedad distributiva)Distributive Property (Propiedad distributiva)Factor (Factor)Expand (Desarrollar)Equivalent (Equivalente)Coefficient (Coeficiente)Like terms (Términos semejantes)

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

Explain the thinking

  1. 9

    Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

    The mistake: The most common mistake in The Distributive Property is multiplying the outside factor by only the FIRST term inside the parentheses and forgetting the second — for example, writing 3(x + 4) = 3x + 4 instead of 3x + 12.
  2. 10

    Say moreWhen you expand 5(2x + 4), why must the 5 multiply BOTH terms inside the parentheses?

    I distribute the 5 to ___ and ___, so 5(2x + 4) = ___.

  3. 11

    Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

    If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

    Show your work
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The Distributive Property

Show what you know

Last check

These two come from Lesson 6.13. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

  1. 12

    Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Which expression is equivalent to 7(x + 3)?

    1. A7x + 21
    2. B7x + 3
    3. C7x + 10
    4. Dx + 21

    Explain your choice.

    I know it is ___ because ___ .

  2. 13

    From Lesson 6.13Quick check — you've got this: What is the prime factorization of 40?

    1. A2 × 2 × 2 × 5
    2. B2 × 20
    3. C4 × 10
    4. D5 × 8
  3. 14

    From Lesson 6.13Which grid would NOT use exactly all 72 seed pods?

    1. A3 by 24
    2. B4 by 18
    3. C5 by 14
    4. D6 by 12

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next

I can…Not yetGetting thereGot it
I can use the distributive property to expand and factor expressions — one step at a time, with support.
I can explain why it works: To use the distributive property, multiply the outside number by every term inside the parentheses…
I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words.

One question I want to ask my group next time