On-Ramp · Grade 6 · 6.AT.B.7

Distributing: Multiply Across the Parentheses

I can use the distributive property to expand a simple expression like 2(x + 3).

📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames

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  • Multiply the outside number by each term inside.
  • Frame: "____(____ + ____) = ____ + ____."

👀 See It

2(x + 3) = (2 × x) + (2 × 3) = 2x + 6

✏️ Your Turn

0 of 3 checks complete

1. 3(x + 4) = ?

2. 5(n + 1) = ?

3. 2(a + 6) = ?

💬 Explain Your Thinking

Explain how you distribute:

"To expand blank( blank + blank ), I multiply blank by each term: blank + blank."