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The distributive property worksheets Grades 7–8

Multiply the outside number by every term inside the parentheses.

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How to do it

Multiply the outside number by every term inside: 3(2x − 5) = 6x − 15.

4(2x+5)=4(2x)+4(5)=8x+204(2x + 5) = 4(2x) + 4(5) = 8x + 20multiply 4 by each term

Example problems

  1. −5(−x+6)=-5(-x + 6) =
  2. −5(3x−2)=-5(3x - 2) =
  3. −2(−2x+1)=-2(-2x + 1) =
  4. −2(−4x+8)=-2(-4x + 8) =

Expressions and equations

  1. Evaluating expressions
  2. Combining like terms
  3. The distributive property
  4. One-step equations
  5. Two-step equations
  6. Equations with variables on both sides
  7. Equations with parentheses
  8. Equations with fractions and decimals
  9. Solving inequalities