Equivalenthaving the ________ amount, value, area, volume, or force evaluateto determine the ________ of algebraic expression an expression made up of any combination of numbers, ___________ (letters or symbols), signs of _____________, and grouping symbols distributive property the property stating that the ___________ of a factor times a given quantity containing a sum or difference is equal to the _______ of the products of that factor times each addend from within the quantity