Virtual Nerd: How to Use the Distributive Property to Simplify an Expression

Get your learners ready for distributing with this two-page instructional activity full of problems to simplify. The problems include positive and negative numbers that test integer skills, as well as the ability to simplify expressions....

Variables on both sides of the equation are the name of the game in this video, and Sal's easygoing manner and thorough instructions make even complicated algebraic equations look like games. He warms up with two equations to demonstrate...

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.

Can the distributive property help solve complex multiplication when you can't find a calculator? Yes, as a matter of fact, it can! Using addition, subtraction, and area models, the speaker explains how to simplify these problems and...

Let's get rid of those parentheses. An informative video shows viewers how to multiply algebraic expressions using the distributive property. All of the examples in the video show multiplication of a monomial by a binomial or a trinomial.

Discover how the distributive property applies to division. As learners change numeric values within an expression, the simulation calculates its value. Challenge questions lead individuals to realize the power of distributing the...

Click on this video and see how to use the distributive property to multiply trinomials. The instructor does some of the math in her head but she talks out loud to explain what she is doing to get the terms that she is writing on the...

The instructor illustrates how to distribute a number on the outside of a parentheses to the terms inside the parentheses.

Trapezoids can be tricky! Break down the process of finding the area of a trapezoid with an engaging math video. Learners explore area formula and shown exactly how to plug in information, solve, and simplify. 

The teacher demonstrates how to use the multiplication property of equality, applying it to both sides of the equation to find the solution.