Using the Distributive Property
11th Grade · Math · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can apply the distributive property to simplify algebraic expressions.
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The distributive property lets you multiply a number by a of numbers (added or subtracted together).
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Distributing a factor makes the go away, so you don’t have to do the addition or subtraction inside that group first.
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The Distributive Property works for groups of any and it works the same for group members that are being added OR subtracted.
