Distributive Property (Arrays)
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Break up this array into two multiplication problems.

___ x ___ = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

3 x 5 = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

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2 x 8 =

5 x 6 =

2 x 8 = 16

5 x 6 = 30

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7 x 6 = 

7 x 6 = 42

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6 x 4 = ___ x 6

6 x 4 = 4 x 6

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3 x 5 =

2 x 7 =

10 x 4 =


3 x 5 = 15

2 x 7 = 14

10 x 4 = 40

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Break up this array into two multiplication problems.

___ x ___ = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

4 x 3 = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

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4 x 3 =

5 x 7 =

4 x 7 =

4 x 3 = 12

5 x 7 = 35

4 x 7 = 28

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8 x 8 =

7 x 7 = 

8 x 8 = 64

7 x 7 = 49

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9 x 6 x 8 = ___ x 9 x 6

9 x 6 x 8 = 8 x 9 x 6

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4 x 6 = 

5 x 7 = 

6 x 7 =


4 x 6 = 24

5 x 7 = 35

6 x 7 = 42

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Break up this array into two multiplication problems.

___ x ___ = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

2 x 8 = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

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8 x 6 =

9 x 8 =

7 x 7 =

3 x 12 =

8 x 6 = 48

9 x 8 = 72

7 x 7 = 49

3 x 12 = 36

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12 x 7 = 

12 x 7 = 84

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3 x 7 x 6 = 6 x 3 x ___

4 x 8 x 3 = 4 x ___ x 8

3 x 7 x 6 = 6 x 3 x 7

4 x 8 x 3 = 4 x 3 x 8

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8 x 7 = 

6 x 9 =

4 x 7 =


8 x 7 = 56

6 x 9 = 54

4 x 7 = 28

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Break up this array into two multiplication problems.

___ x ___ = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

4 x 9 = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

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9 x 9 =

11 x 9 =

12 x 7 =

8 x 8 =

9 x 9 = 81

11 x 9 = 99

12 x 7 = 84

8 x 8 = 64

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15 x 8 =

15 x 8 = 120

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5 x 2 x 9 = 9 x 2 x ___

4 x 8 x 1 = 1 x ___ x 4

6 x 4 x 10 = ___ x 10 x 6

5 x 2 x 9 = 9 x 2 x 5

4 x 8 x 1 = 1 x 8 x 4

6 x 4 x 10 = 4 x 10 x 6

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9 x 8 =

8 x 6 = 

12 x 4 = 

7 x 7 =

9 x 8 = 72

8 x 6 = 48

12 x 4 = 48

7 x 7 = 49

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Break up this array into two multiplication problems.

___ x ___ = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

5 x 5 = ( ___ x ___ ) + ( ___ x ___ )

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12 x 9 =

7 x 9 =

11 x 10 =

6 x 9 =

12 x 9 = 108

7 x 9 = 63

11 x 10 = 110

6 x 9 = 54

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25 x 6 = 

25 x 6 = 150

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7 x 3 x 5 x 9 x 2 = 3 x ___ x 2 x ___ x 7

7 x 3 x 5 x 9 x 2 = 3 x 5 x 2 x 9 x 7

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7 x 3 x 5 x 9 x 2 = 3 x 9 x 2 x 5 x 7

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8 x 20 =

16 x 4 =

7 x 17 =

8 x 20 = 160

16 x 4 = 64

7 x 17 = 119