Grade 5medium

Distributive Property Practice

Practice the distributive property: a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c. This property lets you break apart multiplication problems to make them easier to solve mentally.

All 20 Practice Problems

Every question in this set. Solve them on paper, or use the interactive tool above for instant feedback and hints.

1.3 × (4 + 5) = 3 × 4 + 3 × ?
2.5 × (6 + 2) = ?
3.4 × (10 - 3) = ?
4.2 × (8 + 7) = 2 × 8 + 2 × ?
5.6 × (5 + 4) = ?
6.7 × (3 + 6) = ?
7.8 × (9 - 4) = ?
8.3 × (12 + 5) = ?
9.5 × (7 - 2) = 5 × 7 - 5 × ?
10.9 × (4 + 6) = ?
11.4 × (15 - 8) = ?
12.6 × (8 + 3) = ?
13.2 × (14 - 6) = ?
14.7 × (5 + 8) = ?
15.8 × (6 - 2) = 8 × 6 - 8 × ?
16.5 × (11 + 4) = ?
17.3 × (20 - 7) = ?
18.9 × (8 + 2) = ?
19.4 × (9 + 11) = ?
20.6 × (12 - 5) = ?

Show answer key

1.3 × (4 + 5) = 3 × 4 + 3 × ? Answer: 5
2.5 × (6 + 2) = ? Answer: 40
3.4 × (10 - 3) = ? Answer: 28
4.2 × (8 + 7) = 2 × 8 + 2 × ? Answer: 7
5.6 × (5 + 4) = ? Answer: 54
6.7 × (3 + 6) = ? Answer: 63
7.8 × (9 - 4) = ? Answer: 40
8.3 × (12 + 5) = ? Answer: 51
9.5 × (7 - 2) = 5 × 7 - 5 × ? Answer: 2
10.9 × (4 + 6) = ? Answer: 90
11.4 × (15 - 8) = ? Answer: 28
12.6 × (8 + 3) = ? Answer: 66
13.2 × (14 - 6) = ? Answer: 16
14.7 × (5 + 8) = ? Answer: 91
15.8 × (6 - 2) = 8 × 6 - 8 × ? Answer: 2
16.5 × (11 + 4) = ? Answer: 75
17.3 × (20 - 7) = ? Answer: 39
18.9 × (8 + 2) = ? Answer: 90
19.4 × (9 + 11) = ? Answer: 80
20.6 × (12 - 5) = ? Answer: 42

About This Practice

This practice set includes 20 distributive property problems. Understanding this property is essential for mental math strategies and algebraic manipulation.

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