ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the distributive property

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve. multiply each number in parenthesis by 13:

Then, solve: 

Answer: 

Example Question #62 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve. multiply each number in parenthesis by 21:

Then, solve: 

Answer: 

Example Question #63 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve. multiply each number in parenthesis by 33:

Then, solve: 

Answer: 

Example Question #64 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, multiply each number in parenthesis by 12:

Then solve: 

Answer: 

Example Question #65 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, multiply each number in parenthesis by 7:

Then solve: 

Answer: 

 

Example Question #66 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, multiply each number in parenthesis by 8:

Then solve: 

Answer: 

 

Example Question #67 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve using the distributive property:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, multiply each number in parenthesis by 4:

Then solve:

Answer:

Example Question #68 : How To Find The Distributive Property

What is the value of  in the equation below?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, the distributive property must be applied. See below:

The number 5 is multipled by the x, and then by the other 5 within the parenthesis:

The number 25 is then added to both side of the equation. 

125 divided by 5 equals 25, which is therefore the correct answer. 

Example Question #631 : Numbers And Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First calculate both square roots:

Then multiply them together:

Answer:

Example Question #632 : Numbers And Operations

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First perform the addition inside the parentheses, then multiply:

Answer:

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