ISEE Middle Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Which of the following expressions is equal to  according to the distributive property of multiplication over addition?

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According to the distributive property, for any values of 

If we set , this becomes the statement

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Note that two of the other choices are equal to , but for different reasons;  is equivalent because of the commutative property of addition, and  is equivalent because of the commutative property of multiplication. The other two choices are not equal to  at all.

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Example Question #4 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Example Question #5 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First add the terms inside the parentheses, then multiply:

 

 

Example Question #6 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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Subtract the terms inside the parentheses, and then multiply by the term outside of the parentheses:

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First complete the subtraction inside the parentheses, and then multiply:

Example Question #12 : How To Find The Distributive Property

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First complete the addition inside the parentheses, and then multiply the result by the constant outside of the parentheses:

Example Question #571 : Numbers And Operations

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First complete the addition inside of the parentheses, then multiply by the constant outside of the parentheses:

 

 

Example Question #578 : Numbers And Operations

Simplify the expression:

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Distribute, then collect like terms, making sure you switch the symbols in the second disribution due to the minus:

Example Question #14 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Simplify:

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