Objectives
Students should be able to find equivalent expressions using the distributive property and interpret visual representations of the distributive property, i.e., ax+bx = (a+b)x and a(b+c) = ab+ac
Vocabulary
linear expressions
distributive property
Students develop an understanding of how the distributive property connects the operation of multiplication to the operation of addition.
Students can use the distributive property to write equivalent expressions involving the operations of multiplication and addition.
Answer: b and e
The distributive property relates the addition and multiplication of real numbers and is central in creating equivalent expressions involving those operations.
Students use different visual models to make connections between the distributive property and the order of operations when creating equivalent expressions.
Encourage students to explore the visual models and look for the connections between the representation and the application of the distributive property.
