IXL | Multiply numbers using the distributive property

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Use properties to find the product.

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key idea

Distributive property

You can multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately.

Example:

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solution

You can use the distributive property to find the product

First, write 83 as

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Use the distributive property to rewrite the problem as the sum of two products.

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Use mental math to find the products.

640

Finally, find the sum.

664

So,

664

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Lesson: The distributive property

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