Distributive Property

Use the distributive property to solve these problems.  Show your work. 

Study the example before beginning.

                                                      

                                           8 X15    =    8 X (10 + 5)                                              

                                                          8 X 15   =   (8 X 10) + (8 X 5)

                                                          8X 15    =    80 + 40

                                                          8 X 15   =    120           

 

                                                            4 X 12 =

 

                                                     

 

 

                                                            2 X 4.7 =   

 

 

                                                             8 X 962 =

 

 

                                                            5 X 4 3/4 =

                                                                              Ellen Gabor, 1998