7th Grade Distributive Property and REWRITES

Simplify 5(x- 3)

• 5x - 15

• 5x - 3

• 2x

REWRITE: -2(x + 6)

• -2x - 6

• 2x - 12

• -2x - 12

Rewrite the subtraction part:

6(x - 4) - (x + 8)

• x + 8

• -x + 8

• -x - 8

Simplify: -4(2m + 3)

• -2m - 12

• -8m - 12

• 8m + 12

Simplify: -8(3y - 2)

• -24y + 16

• -11y + 10

• -24y - 16

Combine like terms and make sure there are no parentheses when

• Solving

• Evaluating

• Simplifying

REWRITE the subtraction part only:

(6x + 12) - ( 7x + 8)

• 7x + 8

• -7x - 8

• -7x + 8

Which expression is equivalent to:

(9x + 3) - (x + 6)

• 9x + 3 - x - 6

• 9x + 3 - x + 6

• -9x - 3 - x - 6

-4(4x - 2)

• -16x + 8

• -16x - 2

• -8x + 8

Simplify: 5(x - 4) - 3x

• 2x - 9

• 8x - 4

• 2x - 20