Properties of Multiplication: Distributive

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Let's get distributing! According to the distributive property of multiplication, you can multiply by a sum by first multiplying each addend and then adding the products. For example: 4(5 + 1) = 4(5) + 4(1). Especially useful in algebra, this is a key math concept for kids to understand. This worksheet helps kids wrap their heads around this tricky concept by challenging them to fill in the blanks in the equations according to the distributive property.

See the rest of this series to learn the other 3 properties of multiplication: associative, commutative, and identity.

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Grade

Third Grade

Subject

Math

Multiplication
- One-Digit Multiplication
  - Multiplication and the Distributive Property

Standards

3.OA.B.5

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Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

This guided lesson builds upon third graders' understanding of multiplication in order to further develop fluency with this operation. The lesson first reinforces the various strategies for doing multiplication (for example, repeated addition), then teaches kids to apply those strategies within practical exercises. Designed by our team of teachers and curriculum experts, the goal is to provide numerous ways to conceptualize multiplication problems.

This guided lesson builds upon third graders' understanding of multiplication in order to further develop fluency with this operation.