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Distributive Property Classwork 1. Use the Distributive Property to rewrite the expressions without parentheses
a. (x + 4) b. 8(x – 2) c. 6(x + 4) d. 1(x – 4) e. (x + 2)8
2.
Marla did 65 sit-ups each day for one week. Write an expression using the Distributive Property to find the total number of sit-ups Marla did during the week. Solve the expression.
3.
Tickets for the school play cost $9 each. Tessa wrote the expression 9 x 26 to find the cost of 26 tickets to the play. Tessa used the Distributive Property to find the product. Write Tessa’s expression after she used addition and the Distributive Property.
Homework 4. Use the Distributive Property to rewrite the expressions without parentheses
a. 5(x + 4) b. 7(x – 12) c. 3(x - 14) d. 1(x – 2) e. (x - 2)5
5.
Coach Brown bought 6 basketballs for $16 each and 6 footballs for $24 each. The expression 6 x 16 + 6 x 24 gives the total cost in dollars of the basketballs and footballs. Use the Distributive Property to write this expression another way. Then evaluate.
6.
Jessica took her mother to a movie. She paid $9 each for 2 tickets, $4 each for 2 nachos, and $3 each for 2 bottles of water. Use the Distributive Property to show two different ways to solve the problem. How much did she spend?