The Distributive Property
Writing expressions
Is it equivalent?
Vocab
100

Distribute the following equation:

3(4x + 5y)

What is 12x +15y?
100

Write an algebraic expression that represents the sum of x squared and 21.

What is x+ 21?

100

Are the following expression equivalent? Prove it!

4x + 24y

4(x +8y)

What is...No! 4 times 8y does not equal 24y.

100

Select all expressions that represent the product of two factors. (*=multiplication dot)

A. 82 * x              B. 6( 7x=4)

C. 5x +7x +5b      D. 4* (3x+2)

What is A, B and D?
200

Fill in the missing blanks: 


____ (5 + 2x) = 20 + _____

What is 4, and 8x?

200

Write an expression that shows the factor 4 multiplied with the quantity x plus 4

What is 4(x +4)

200

Select all expressions that are equivalent to 5 (2x +4)

A.  10x +8         B. 4 (2x +5) 

C. 2 (5x +10)     D. 10x +20

What is C and D?

200

An equivalent expression to 15a +4b can be written as the sum of four terms. The first two terms are 8a and 2b.

Write the third and fourth terms that will result in        15a + 4b when added together.

What is 7a and 2b?

300

Create an equivalent expression using the distributive property: 

36x + 9y

What is: 

3 (13x + 3y)

9 (4x + 1y)

300

Write an equivalent expression by combining like terms: 

4x+6y+3+x+y

What is 5x+7y+3?

300
Write two equivalent expressions to 18x+ 36y

What is _______ (many answers will work!)?

300

Select all expressions that contain 4 terms. 

A. 3x-8y+6y+2y         B. 3 (4x+4) +3

C. 9x+ (3w- 2) -4       D. 8 * (4+5)

What is A and C?

400

Distribute the following equation: 

7 (12x + 3y)

What is  84x + 21y?

400

Write an algebraic expression that represents the product of the factor 3 and the quantity x plus 4

What is 3 (x+4)?

400

Are the following expression equivalent? Prove it!

4(7x +3y)

2 (14x + 6y)

What is...Yes! The factor was divided by two, therefore both numbers inside the parenthesis doubled by two.

400

An equivalent expression to 16k+12r can be written as the product of two factors. One of the factors is 4.

Write the second factor that will result in the product 16k + 12r when multiplied. 

What is 4 (4k+3r)?

500

Fill in the missing blanks in the following equation: 

6 ( ____ + 4y) =  12x + _____

What is 2x and 24y?

500

Write an algebraic expression that represents three times the difference of y and 8. 

What is 3 (y-8)?

500

Select all expressions that are equivalent to x+x+4+6x+4

A. 8 (x+1)          B. 10x +8

C. 8x +8            D. 2x +2x +4x+8

What is A, C and D?

500

Consider the expression 7a+2b+a+a+4b

Write an expression that shows the sum of exactly two terms that is equivalent to the expression above.


What is 9a + 6b?

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