Algebraic Expressions and Like Terms and Distributive Property

Simplify the expression:
9m - 7m + 2m

• 2m + 2m
• 4m
• 18m
• 4

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression:
6(3 - y)

• 18 - y
• 9 - y
• 18 - 6y
• 18 + 6y

Simplify using the distributive property
12(a - 4)

• 12a - 48
• 12a - 4
• 12a + 4
• 12a + 48

Simplify the expression:
2(x - 2) + 5x

• 2x - 2 + 5x
• 2x - 4 + 5x
• 2x - 4 + 5x
• 7x - 4

5(a + 6)

• 5a + 6
• a + 30
• 5a + 30
• 5a - 30

3(2c - 5)

• 6c - 15
• 6c + 15
• 6c + 15
• -6c - 15

Simplify the following expression:
-8x + 4x

• -12x
• -4x
• 4x
• 12x

Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x 

• 10x
• 10
• 9x + 1
• 9 + 1x

Simplify the following expression:
 4(-2x - 3)

• -8x - 12
• 10x + 12
• 8x - 12
• -2x + 12

Simplify the following expression:
-2(4p - 8) - 4p

• 12p - 8
• 12p - 16
• -8p - 8
• -12p + 16