Apply Distributive Property with Factors (6, 7)

Split factors 6 and 7 into known facts, then add the parts.

3rd Grade - Math - Build on Known Multiplication Facts

About This Skill

Students practice applying the distributive property with factors 6 and 7. They use arrays, equations, and word problems to split one factor into known parts such as 3 + 3, 5 + 1, 5 + 2, or 4 + 3. They then choose or build equivalent expressions that keep the other factor the same.

Key Idea

The distributive property lets you split one factor into parts. For 6s facts, try 3 + 3 or 5 + 1. For 7s facts, try 5 + 2 or 4 + 3. Keep the other factor the same in each part. Example: 7 x 6 = (5 x 6) + (2 x 6) 5 x 6 = 30 2 x 6 = 12 30 + 12 = 42 So, 7 x 6 = 42.

Skills & Topics

  • Algebra and Equations
  • Problem Solving and Logic
  • Number Sense and Operations
  • Whole Numbers
  • Expressions & Equations
  • Properties of Operations
  • Multiplication
  • Equations
  • Operations
  • Factors
  • Multiply
  • Product
  • Array
  • Associative Property
  • Commutative Property of Addition/Multiplication
  • Distributive Property
  • Benchmark

Curriculum Alignment

  • AC9M3N04: multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
  • NY-3.OA.5
  • 3.OA.B.5: Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × 2 = 10, then 3 × 10 = 30. (Associative property of multiplication.) Knowing that 8 × 5 = 40 and 8 × 2 = 16, one can find 8 × 7 as 8 × (5 + 2) = (8 × 5) + (8 × 2) = 40 + 16 = 56. (Distributive property.)
  • 3.OA.B.5
  • MA.3.AR.1.1
  • MATH.3.4.G
  • G3.B2.1
  • ENG-MATH-Y3-MD.2: Write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods.
  • BC.MATH.G3.CONTENT.05
  • SG.MATH.P3.NA.WN.3.5
  • AB.MATH.G3.MAT3-OI1-GQ3-LO1
  • ZA.CAPS.MATH.G3.NOR.1.12

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