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He used 3 short nails, 8 long nails, and 9 screws for each birdhouse. Paul wrote this expression to show the total number of fasteners he used.\u003Cbr>4 × (3 + 8 + 9)\u003Cbr>A. (4 × 3) + (4 × 8) + (4 × 9) B. (4 × 3) + (8 + 9)\u003Cbr>C. (4 × 3) × (4 × 8) × (4 × 9) D. (4 + 3) + (4 + 8) + (4 + 9) | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) Carol filled 5 aquariums. She added 6 goldfish, 3 guppies, and 3 snails to each aquarium. Carol wrote this expression to show the total number of animals she added.\u003Cbr>5 × (6 + 3 + 3)\u003Cbr>A. (5 + 6) + (5 + 3) + (5 + 3) B. (5 × 6) + (5 × 3) + (5 × 3)\u003Cbr>C. (5 × 6) + (3 + 3) D. (5 × 6) × (5 × 3) × (5 × 3) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Cody planted 4 garden rows. In each row he planted 2 tomato seeds, 2 bean seeds, and 3 pepper seeds. Cody wrote this expression to show the total number of seeds he planted.\u003Cbr>4 × (2 + 2 + 3)\u003Cbr>A. (4 × 2) × (4 × 2) × (4 × 3) B. 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(4 × 3) + (8 + 9)\u003Cbr>C. (4 × 3) × (4 × 8) × (4 × 9) D. (4 + 3) + (4 + 8) + (4 + 9) | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 1.  A \u003Cbr>2.  B \u003Cbr>3.  D \u003Cbr>4.  D  |  |  |  |\n| 2) Carol filled 5 aquariums. She added 6 goldfish, 3 guppies, and 3 snails to each aquarium. Carol wrote this expression to show the total number of animals she added.\u003Cbr>5 × (6 + 3 + 3)\u003Cbr>A. (5 + 6) + (5 + 3) + (5 + 3) B. (5 × 6) + (5 × 3) + (5 × 3)\u003Cbr>C. (5 × 6) + (3 + 3) D. (5 × 6) × (5 × 3) × (5 × 3) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Cody planted 4 garden rows. In each row he planted 2 tomato seeds, 2 bean seeds, and 3 pepper seeds. Cody wrote this expression to show the total number of seeds he planted.\u003Cbr>4 × (2 + 2 + 3)\u003Cbr>A. (4 × 2) × (4 × 2) × (4 × 3) B. (4 + 2) + (4 + 2) + (4 + 3)\u003Cbr>C. (4 × 2) + (2 + 3) D. (4 × 2) + (4 × 2) + (4 × 3) |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) Bianca made 9 gift baskets. In each basket she put 3 apples, 8 oranges, and 2 bananas. Bianca wrote this expression to show the total number of pieces of fruit she used.\u003Cbr>9 × (3 + 8 + 2)\u003Cbr>A. (9 × 3) × (9 × 8) × (9 × 2) B. (9 × 3) + (8 + 2)\u003Cbr>C. (9 + 3) + (9 + 8) + (9 + 2) D. (9 × 3) + (9 × 8) + (9 × 2) |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-4 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 0 |\n\n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ 2](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)  \nMath  \n Expanding an Expression with the Distributive Property (Word) Name:  \n\n| Determine which expression is equivalent to each expression shown.\u003Cbr>1) Paul built 4 birdhouses. He used 3 short nails, 8 long nails, and 9 screws for each birdhouse. Paul wrote this expression to show the total number of fasteners he used.\u003Cbr>4 × (3 + 8 + 9)\u003Cbr>A. (4 × 3) + (4 × 8) + (4 × 9) B. (4 × 3) + (8 + 9)\u003Cbr>C. (4 × 3) × (4 × 8) × (4 × 9) D. 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