distributive property examples (with words)
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Distributive Property
Examples
Look at the following pair of words.
Firefly + Firetruck
What do they have in common?
Firefly + Firetruck
What do they have in common?
FIRE
So, if you pull out the common part fire
what is left?
Fly + Truck
Written using the distributive property…
Fire (fly + truck)
Written using the distributive property…
Fire (fly + truck)
1. Look at the following pair of words.
Racecar + Racetrack
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
2. Look at the following pair of words.
Doghouse + Dogbone
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
3. Look at the following pair of words.
Icecream + Icecube
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
4. Look at the following pair of words.
Lunchroom + Lunchmoney
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
5. Look at the following pair of words.
Toothbrush + Toothpaste
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
6. Look at the following pair of words.
Earring + Earwax
What do they have in common?Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)
Gross!
Your turn!
With your elbow partner, come up with another example of the
distributive property using words!
Now, let’s try it with a few numbers…
20 + 30
What do they have in common?
20 + 30
What do they have in common?
2, 5, 10
What is the largest factor in common?
20 + 30
Since 10 is the largest in common, 10 would be “pulled out” to distribute (just
like we did with common words).
10 ( __ + __ )
20 + 30
Think:10 x __ = 20 and 10 x __ = 30
10 ( __ + __ )
20 + 30
10 ( 2 + 3 )
18 + 24
___ ( __ + __ )
16 + 30
___ ( __ + __ )
18 + 36
___ ( __ + __ )
27 + 63
___ ( __ + __ )
15 + 40
___ ( __ + __ )
Distribution TimeWorksheet
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4(2 + 3) = 4 (2) + 4 (3)
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= +3(4 + 5) = 3 (4) + 3 (5)
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= +6(2 + 4) = 6 (2) + 6 (4)
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= +2(5 + 2) = 2(5) + 2(2)
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