Multiplication and Division
New Zealand
Level 3
Distributive property for multiplication
Interactive practice questions
Use the fact that $9\times10=90$9×10=90 and $9\times7=63$9×7=63 to answer the following questions.
a
Fill in the blank to make the statement true.
$9\times17=9\times\left(\editable{}+7\right)$9×17=9×(+7)
b
Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.
$9\times\left(10+7\right)=9\times\editable{}+9\times\editable{}$9×(10+7)=9×+9×
c
Use the answers from part (a) and part (b) to find $9\times17$9×17.
Easy
2min
We want to use the distributive property to rewrite $2\times19$2×19 as easier multiplications.
Easy
< 1min
We want to use the distributive property to rewrite $4\times16$4×16 as easier multiplications.
Easy
< 1min
We want to use the distributive property to rewrite $6\times12$6×12 as easier multiplications.
Easy
< 1min
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