MA19.6.7

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 6

MA19.6.7

Use the distributive property to express the sum of two whole numbers with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Distributive property of multiplication over addition.
  • Strategies to express the sum of two whole numbers with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor by decomposing the numbers.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use and model the distributive property to express the sum of two whole numbers with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor by decomposing the numbers.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Multiplication is distributive over addition.
  • Composing and decomposing numbers provides insights into relationships among numbers.
  • Quantities can be represented using a variety of equivalent expressions.

Vocabulary

  • Greatest common factor
  • Distributive property
  • Parentheses
  • Decompose
ALSDE LOGO