Algebra 1

1
Algebra 1 Distributive Property Examples
Four Basic Variations The product of a and
(b c) a(b c) ab ac ex. 5(x 2) 5x
10 (b c)a ba ca ex. (x 4)8 8x 32
The product of a and (b c) a(b c) ab
ac ex. 4(x 7) 4x 28 (b c)a ba
ca ex. (x 5)9 9x 45

• How would we Solve the following?
• (y 5)(-4)
• -(6 3x)
• (x -1)(-9x)

• Using the Distributive Property
• 2(x 5) 2(x) 2(5) 2x 10
• (x 4)x (x)x 4x x 4x

2