ISEE Middle Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Question #651 : Numbers And Operations

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First perform the addition, then the multiplication:

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Example Question #652 : Numbers And Operations

 

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First perform the addition, then the multiplication:

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Example Question #653 : Numbers And Operations

 

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First add the numbers in parentheses, and then multiply by the outside term:

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Example Question #654 : Numbers And Operations

 

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First perform the operations in parentheses; then multiply:

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Example Question #655 : Numbers And Operations

 

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According to the order of operations, we must first complete the addition, and then the multiplication:

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Example Question #656 : Numbers And Operations

Which equation demonstrates the distributive property?

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The distributive property is explained in the following equation:

It is important to remember that the distributive property does not apply to division.  

 

 

Example Question #92 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Simplify the following algebraic expression:

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According to the distributive property, when you multiply a number or variable by the sum of a group of numbers or variables, you will get the same answer as multiplying each number or variable separately and then adding the products together.  

It is represented by the following equation:

 

Therefore, in this question:

 

or 

Example Question #657 : Numbers And Operations

Solve using the distributive property:

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First multiply 6 by each number in parentheses:

Then solve equation: 

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Example Question #658 : Numbers And Operations

, is this expression true under the distributive property?

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The distributive property says that when a value is multiplied by a parentheses, you multiply the value be each value in the parentheses.  

For this expression you do  times  and also  giving you .

Example Question #94 : How To Find The Distributive Property

What is an equivalent expression to the following expression?

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For this expression, you can undue the distributive property and take out a common term instead.  

They have a common factor of  so you can divide both by that value and put it outside a set of parantheses around the expression.  

Your final answer would look like this: 

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