ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the distributive property

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First complete the subtraction inside the parentheses, and then multiply:

Example Question #12 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First complete the addition inside the parentheses, and then multiply the result by the constant outside of the parentheses:

Example Question #13 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First complete the addition inside of the parentheses, then multiply by the constant outside of the parentheses:

 

 

Example Question #14 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Simplify the expression:

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Distribute, then collect like terms, making sure you switch the symbols in the second disribution due to the minus:

Example Question #15 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Simplify:

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Example Question #16 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Simplify:

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Example Question #14 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Using the distributive property, multiply:

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Example Question #15 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Using the distributive property, multiply: 

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Example Question #16 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Using the distributive property, multiply:

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Example Question #20 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Use distributive property to write out:

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Any time a number is next to a variable that means we need to multiply. Keep in mind this is the distributive property, so we must multiply everything in the parentheses by the number next to it.

In this case we must multiply  by  and  by

This gives us .

This is our answer because we are only asked to use distributive property to write this out. 

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