Algebra · S1

Apply distributive property

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Area modelDistributive law
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x areaunit area
The rectangle is 6 high and x + 1 wide. Its area reads once as height times bracket and once as the two blocks added — that is exactly the distributive law. The left block counts 6·1 = 6 x-tiles, the right one 6·1 = 6 units.