Distributive Property
Word Problem
Vocabulary
Multiplication Facts
Arrays
100

What large array can be made from (3x4) + (3x4)?

6x4

100

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100

4 x (2 x 3) = 2 x (4 x 3)


Which property is this?

Distributive, Associative, or Commutative?

Associative (Grouping) Property

100

5 x 8

40

100

June broke up a large array into a 3x4 and a 4x4 array. What was the LARGE array?

7x4 array

200

What facts can you use to find 4 x 8? Select ALL that apply.

A. 2x8 and 2x9

B. 2x8 and 2x8

C. 4x5 and 4x3

D. 2x4 and 1x8

2x8 and 2x8

 4x5 and 4x3

200

Casey has 3 bags of baseballs. Each bag has 6 baseballs. How many baseballs does he have?

3 x 6 = 18

200

Which property is this?

6 x 4 = 4 x 6


Distributive, Associative, Commutative

Commutative

200

6 x 7

42

200

How could you break apart a 6x4 array?

POSSIBILITIES:

2x4,4x4

5x4,1x4

3x4,3x4


6x2,6x2

6x3,6x1

300

4 x (2+3) = 4x2 +4x3

Is this an example of the Distributive Property?

YES

300

A bakery uses 3 cups of flour for each loaf of bread. There are 3 loaves of bread on a tray. There are 6 trays on a cart. How many cups of flour are used to make the bread on the cart?

3 x 3= 9

9x6= 54

54 cups of flour

300

What property is this?

7 x 4= (3x4) + (4x4)

Distributive, Associative, Commutative

Distributive

300

9 x 3

27

300

How could you break apart a 7x5 array?

POSSIBILITIES:

1x5,6x5

2x5,5x5


7x1,7x4

7x2,7x3

400

7 x (5-2) = 7x5 - 7x2

Is this an example of the Distributive Property?

No, The two small facts have to be ADDED together to get the total.

400

A boat is $6 an hour to rent. Tim's family rented a boat for 2 hours on Monday and 4 hours on Tuesday. How much did they spend?

2 hours+ 4 hours= 6 hours

6 hours for $6 an hour is $36

400

4 x 8

Is this an equation or expression?

Expression

400

4 x 3

12

400

Small arrays: 2x7 + 3x7

What is the LARGE array?

5 x 7

500

2 X 4 = 

2 x (3+1)

Is this an example of the Distributive Property?

No, There must be 2 smaller facts added together!

500

A farm stand has cherries on 2 shelves. Each shelf has 4 boxes. Each box has 8 ounces of cherries. How many ounces of cherries are displayed in all?

2x4= 8

8x8= 64 cherries in all

500

5 x 4 = 20

Is this an equation or expression?

equation

500

8 x 7

56

500

Small arrays: 1x6 and 5x6

What is the LARGE array?

6x6

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