IXL | Multiply numbers using the distributive property

Use properties to find the product.

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Use properties to find the product.

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Distributive property

You can multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately.

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solution

You can use the distributive property to find the product

First, write 81 as

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Use the distributive property to rewrite the problem as the sum of two products.

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Use mental math to find the products.

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Finally, find the sum.

324

So,

324

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Lesson: The distributive property

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