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Distributive property with positive numbers

Grade 7 math · Fieldbook Learning

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Multiply the number outside the parentheses by every term inside. Write the answer as ax + b.

  1. Expand: 5(x + 4). Write your answer as ax + b.
  2. Expand: 5(3x + 6). Write your answer as ax + b.
  3. Expand: 3(3x + 5). Write your answer as ax + b.
  4. Expand: 5(3x + 9). Write your answer as ax + b.
  5. Expand: 2(3x + 8). Write your answer as ax + b.
  6. Expand: 8(x + 12). Write your answer as ax + b.
  7. Expand: 6(2x + 1). Write your answer as ax + b.
  8. Expand: 2(x + 11). Write your answer as ax + b.
  9. Expand: 2(3x + 7). Write your answer as ax + b.
  10. Expand: 12(2x + 8). Write your answer as ax + b.
  11. Expand: 6(x + 7). Write your answer as ax + b.
  12. Expand: 12(x + 6). Write your answer as ax + b.
  13. Expand: 3(x + 13). Write your answer as ax + b.
  14. Expand: 6(3x + 8). Write your answer as ax + b.
  15. Expand: 13(3x + 17). Write your answer as ax + b.
  16. Expand: 2(2x + 7). Write your answer as ax + b.
  17. Expand: 20(3x + 30). Write your answer as ax + b.
  18. Expand: 4(x + 13). Write your answer as ax + b.
  19. Expand: 3(x + 2). Write your answer as ax + b.
  20. Expand: 20(2x + 22). Write your answer as ax + b.
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Answer key: Distributive property with positive numbers

  1. 5x + 20
  2. 15x + 30
  3. 9x + 15
  4. 15x + 45
  5. 6x + 16
  6. 8x + 96
  7. 12x + 6
  8. 2x + 22
  9. 6x + 14
  10. 24x + 96
  11. 6x + 42
  12. 12x + 72
  13. 3x + 39
  14. 18x + 48
  15. 39x + 221
  16. 4x + 14
  17. 60x + 600
  18. 4x + 52
  19. 3x + 6
  20. 40x + 440