IXL | Distributive property: find the missing number

Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number.

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Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number.

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key idea

The distributive property of multiplication says that a multiplication fact can be broken up into the sum of two other multiplication facts. For example:

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solution

Look at the equation.

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Apply the distributive property

This means 6 is the missing number.

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