Algebraic Expressions Quiz

What are like terms?

• Terms with different variables

• Terms with the same variables to the same power

• Terms with no variables

• Terms with the same variable raised to a different power

Combine like terms: 2x - 5x

• 3x

• -3x

• 7x

• -7x

Combine like terms: 2a + 3a - 5a

• -4a

• 10a

• 0

• -6a

Evaluate the expression 2x + 5 for x = 3

• 8

• 11

• 14

• 7

Evaluate the expression for 3y - 7 for y = -2

• -13

• -1

• -5

• 1

Evaluate the expression for 2a - 3b for a = 4 and b = -2

• -10

• 14

• 8

• 6

Evaluate the expression 4x + 2 for x = -1

• -2

• 8

• 0

• -6

Evaluate the expression 5y - 3 for y = 0

• 2

• 5

• 8

• -3

Simplify using the distributive property: 2(x + 3)

• 2x + 9

• 2x + 3

• 2x - 6

• 2x + 6

Evaluate the expression for 3x - 4y for x = 2 and y = 3

• -6

• 2

• -2

• 6