1. The Distributive Property

2. Properties

3. The Distributive Property To distribute means to separate or break apart and then dispense evenly. The Distributive Property allows you to multiply each number inside a set of parenthesis by a factor outside the parenthesis and find the sum or difference of the resulting products.

4. The Distributive Property 5(x) + 5(2) = 5x + 10 ab + ac

5. The Distributive Property 2(x) – 2(2) = 2x – 4 ab – ac

6. The Distributive Property 4(x) + 4(y) + 4(2) 4x + 4y + 8 ab + ac + ad

7. Example #2 3(m – 4) 3(m) – 3(4) 3m – 12 Example #3 -2(y + 3) -2(y) + (-2)3 -2y + (-6) -2y – 6

9. Simplify using the distributive property. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

10. Simplify using the distributive property. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)