Distributive Property Cut Apart
Fact Group or Strategy: Mixed Multiplication using Distributive Property
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Array cards
Recording sheet
Scissors
Description of Activity
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Cut out the array on this page that goes with each problem.
Write one way break apart each array.
Cut each array to show how you break the array apart.
Write the two multiplication problems to show the distributive
property.
Solve to find the product.
Resource Teachers Pay Teachers Name: ____________________
Distributive Property Practice
1. 6 × 9 = _____
2. 7 × 8 = _____
(_____×_____) +(_____×_____) = _____
(_____×_____) +(_____×_____) = _____
3. 6 × 8 =_____
4. 9 x 7 = _____
(_____×_____) +(_____×_____) = _____
(_____×_____) +(_____×_____) = _____
5. 6 x 7 = _____
6. 7 x 9 = _____
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Directions:
• Cut out the array on this page that goes with each problem.
• Write one way break apart each array.
• Cut each array to show how you break the array apart.
• Write the two multiplication problems to show the distributive property.
• Solve to find the product.
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