Practice
Name
6-1
The Distributive Property
Draw a line to separate each array into two smaller arrays.
Write the new facts. 1–2. Check students’ work. Sample answers given.
2.
1.
(
5
6
) and (
3
6
)
(
3
9
) and (
1
7
9
)
Use the smaller arrays and the Distributive Property to find
each missing factor. You may use counters to help.
4.
3.
7
83
(2 3
)(
6
3)
(
5. Tony broke a larger array into a
2 9 array and a 4 9 array. What
did the larger array look like? Draw
a picture. Write a number sentence
to show the relationship between
the larger array and the two smaller
arrays.
Students’ array should show 6 ⴛ 9.
6 ⴛ 9 ⴝ (2 ⴛ 9) ⴙ (4 ⴛ 9)
P 6•1
3
7
7) and (
4
)
6. Use Structure Which number
makes this number sentence true?
75(
5) (2 5)
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
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