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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Using the Distributive Property

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Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Using the Distributive Property
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the distributive property allow us to do in algebraic expressions?

Combine like terms

Remove parentheses

Solve equations

Factor polynomials

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the presence of parentheses in an algebraic expression usually indicate?

Subtraction

Addition

Multiplication

Division

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a correct application of the distributive property?

a(b + c) = ab + ac

a + b + c = a(b + c)

a(b - c) = ab - ac

Both a(b + c) = ab + ac and a(b - c) = ab - ac

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of distributing 9 to the expression 3C + 2?

12C + 11

9C + 11

27C + 18

27C + 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do we treat the subtraction sign when distributing a coefficient to terms inside parentheses?

Ignore it

Treat it as addition

Include it with the term following it

Convert it to multiplication

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the simplified form of 4(-6y - 5)?

-24y + 20

24y - 20

-30y

-24y - 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When simplifying expressions with negative coefficients, what happens when you multiply two negatives?

It becomes subtraction

It remains negative

It becomes division

It becomes positive

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

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