Khan Academy: Solving Equations With the Distributive Property 2

Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 

Challenge your mathematicians to simplify and solve a variety of different equations. This worksheet focuses on multi-step problems that begin with combining like terms and advance toward solving equations with variables on both sides. A...

Where did all these variables come from, anyway? The previous lessons in the series ask learners to solve multi-step equations using the distributive property, combining like terms, and using inverse operations. Now scholars solve...

Here is an equation in which the first step is to use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis. Then, it is solved for the variables. Since variables are on both sides of the equation, it is important to verify the answer by...

Here is an equation in which the first step is to use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis. Then, it is solved for the variables. Since there are variables on both sides of the equation, it is important to verify the...

The instructor demonstrates how to use the distributive property to eliminate fractions in an equation. Remember to have learners plug their answers into the original equation to check their work.

This video demonstrates how to solve a multi-step equation using the distributive property. There is one example that includes integers and demonstrates how to check your answer. [6:04]

This video demonstrates how to solve a multi-step equation using the distributive property. There is one example that includes integers and fractions. [4:50]

A video that demonstrates how to solve equations with variables on both sides. The first two examples give the equation and the third example is a word problem in which an equation must be written and then solved. This video is also...

This video provides several examples of using the distributive properties of multiplication and division to rewrite expressions. Practice problems are available. [5:39]