Distributive property

The topic  is a topic under the 6th Grade Math Mission. This exercise works with the distributive property, specifically for multiplication through addition.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Factor out a GCF: This problem provides a standard addition problem and asks the student to factor out the greatest common factor to write it as the product of a number and a sum.Dp1.png
 * 2) Distribute number in: This problem provides a numerical expression with an integer multiplied by a sum. The student is asked to expand this expression into the sum of two numbers by distributing.Dp2.png

Strategies
This exercise is easy to get accuracy badges because the numbers involved are small (primarily two digits). The speed badges are also easy with knowledge of the distributive property because the problems are clearly distinct upon observation of the problem.
 * 1) The Distribute number in is the form of the distributive property that most students will recognize the fastest. It is common to call the Factor out a GCF problem a factoring application although it is based on the distributive property.