Distributive Property -- Created for Pre-Algebra -- by: Alicia Klaassen
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Example: 3(4 + 2)
Use pictures of rectangles and their areas to model the distributive property for each numerical expression.
1. 2(6 + 4) 2. 4(5 + 8) 3. (8 + 3)5 4. (6 + 9)2
Example: 2(x + 3)
Use the pictures of algebra tiles and their areas to model the distributive property for each algebraic expression.
1. 3( x + 1) 2. 2(x + 4)
3. (y + 4)5 4. (y + 3) 6
5. 4(x Ð 2) 6. 2(n + 4)