Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Distributive Property

5 
(2 1) (5 
2) (5 
1)

5 
 3  10  5

15  15

Use the distributive property to complete.

15. 4
    (3 2) (4
    3) (4
    2)
    4
    (3
    1)(2
    3)(2
    2)
    2
    (3
    1)(2
    3)
    1


16. 3
    (5 4) (3
    ) (3
    )
    3
    (5 4) (3
    ) (3
    )
    3
    (5 4) (3
    ) (3
    )


17. 5
    (6 3) (
    ) (
    )
    5
    (6 3) (
    ) (
    )
    5
    (6 3) (
    ) (
    )

Use multiplication properties to complete.

9. 2
   (3
   1) (2
   3)
   1 10. (3
   2)
   2  3
   (2
   2)
   2
   (3
   1)(2
   3)
   1 (3
   2)
   
   (2
   2)
   2
   (3
   1)(2
   3)
   1 (3
   2)
   2  3
   (2
   2)


10. 2
    (5
    0) (2
    5)
    12. (1
    6)
    2 
    (
    )
    2
    (3
    1)(2
    3)
    1 (3
    2)
    
    (2
    2)
    2
    (3
    1)(2
    3)
    1 (3
    2)
    2 


11. The product is 8. One factor 14. If 8
    12 96, what is
    is 8. What is the other factor? the product of 12
    8?

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Think

“same factor

across addends”

Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition

Multiplying a number by a sum

is the same as multiplying the

number by each addend of the

sum and then adding the products.

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Use the properties of multiplication to solve.

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