Distributive Property Jeopardy

By Grace Padgett & Theresa Nguyen

Tips to Distribute

Add the exponents when multiplying variablesEx. x (x + 1) = x² + x

Multiply the constantsEx. 7x (5x + 2) = 35x² + 14x

And you’re ready to distribute!

DistributingVariables

DistributingNegatives

Nearly Impossible!

DistributingFractions

DistributingWhole Numbers

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7x + 14

Distributing Whole Numbers (100)

7 (x + 2)

3x² + 15

Distributing Whole Numbers (200)

3 (x² + 5)

15x + 105

Distributing Whole Numbers (300)

15 (x + 7)

-7x - 35

Distributing Negatives (100)

-7 (x +5)

10x² + 70x + 20

Distributing Whole Numbers (400)

10 (x² + 7x + 2)

60g³ + 84g² + 132g + 192

Distributing Whole Numbers (500)

12 (5g³ + 7g² + 11g + 16)

-5x² - 3x + 7

Distributing Negatives (200)

-1 (5x² + 3x – 7)

-6x² + 33x

Distributing Negatives (300)

-3x (2x – 11)

48x³ - 84x² + 24x

Distributing Negatives (400)

-12x (-4x² + 7x – 2)

-32x³ - 32x² + 500x

Distributing Negatives (500)

-2x (16x² + 16x -250)

5x² - 2x

Distributing Fractions (100)

½ x (10x – 4)

10t² + 9t

Distributing Fractions (200)

½ t (20t + 18)

75x + 12

Distributing Fractions (300)

¾ (100x + 16)

2x³ - 8x²

Distributing Fractions (400)

¼x² (8x – 32)

-30x + 35

Distributing Fractions (500)

-5/6 (36x – 42)

5x² + 2x

Distributing Variables (100)

x (5x + 2)

7x³ + 3x²

Distributing Variables (200)

x (7x² + 3x)

30x² + 20x

Distributing Variables (300)

10x (3x + 2)

56m³ + 400m²

Distributing Variables (400)

8m² (7m + 50)

26s³ + 117s²

Distributing Variables (500)

13s² (2s + 9)

20x² + 160

Nearly Impossible! (100)

20 (x² + 8)

21x³y – 24x³ + 3x²y

Nearly Impossible! (200)

3x² (7xy – 8x + y)

5x³ - 2x² - 200x

Nearly Impossible! (300)

-x (-5x² + 2x + 200)

5,000x² + 20,000x – 4,800

Nearly Impossible! (400)

100 (50x² + 200x – 48)

-88x + 242

Nearly Impossible! (500)

-22/7 (28x – 77)