1. Distributive Property
Examples

2. Look at the following pair of words.
Firefly + Firetruck
What do they have in common?

3. Firefly + Firetruck
What do they have in common?
FIRE

4. So, if you pull out the common part
fire
what is left?
Fly + Truck

5. Written using the distributive
property…
Fire (fly + truck)

6. Written using the distributive
property…
Fire (fly + truck)

7. 1. Look at the following pair of words.
Racecar + Racetrack
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

8. 2. Look at the following pair of words.
Doghouse + Dogbone
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

9. 3. Look at the following pair of words.
Icecream + Icecube
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

10. 4. Look at the following pair of words.
Lunchroom + Lunchmoney
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

11. 5. Look at the following pair of words.
Toothbrush + Toothpaste
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

12. 6. Look at the following pair of words.
Earring + Earwax
Gross!
What do they have in common?
Write it using the distributive property
_______ ( ______ + _______)

13. Your turn!
With your elbow partner, come up
with another example of the
distributive property using words!

14. Now, let’s try it with a few numbers…
20 + 30
What do they have in common?

15. 20 + 30
What do they have in common?
2, 5, 10
What is the largest factor in common?

16. 20 + 30
Since 10 is the largest in common, 10
would be “pulled out” to distribute (just
like we did with common words).
10 ( __ + __ )

17. 20 + 30
Think:
10 x __ = 20 and 10 x __ = 30
10 ( __ + __ )

18. 20 + 30
10 ( 2 + 3 )

19. 18 + 24
___ ( __ + __ )

20. 16 + 30
___ ( __ + __ )

21. 18 + 36
___ ( __ + __ )

22. 27 + 63
___ ( __ + __ )

23. 15 + 40
___ ( __ + __ )

24. Distribution Time
Worksheet

25. = +

26. Answer
= +
4(2 + 3) = 4 (2) + 4 (3)

27. = +

28. Answer
= +
3(4 + 5) = 3 (4) + 3 (5)

29. = +

30. Answer
= +
6(2 + 4) = 6 (2) + 6 (4)

31. = +

32. Answer
= +
2(5 + 2) = 2(5) + 2(2)