Distributive Property for Expressions Worksheet

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Free printable and online worksheets to help Grade 6 students learn how to write equivalent expressions using the distributive property. How to change from factored form to expanded form of an expression using the greatest common factor (GCF) method?

How to distribute expressions?

The distributive property is a concept that allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a set of parentheses.
It can be expressed as:
a(b+c)=ab+ac

Here are some examples to illustrate how to apply the distributive property:
Example 1:
2(x+7)

Multiply 2 by each term inside the parentheses:
2×x+2×7 = 2x+14
So,
2(x+7)=2x+14

Example 2: Negative Numbers
−3(2x−4)

Multiply −3 by each term inside the parentheses:
Perform the multiplication (remembering that a negative times a negative is positive):
−3×2x+(−3)×(−4) = −6x+12
So,
−3(2x−4)=−6x+12

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to use the distributive property in an expression.

• An Intro to the Distributive Property

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