Distributive Property with Adding and Subtracting Linear Expressions

Use the Distributive Property to simplify:

2(c - 8)

• 2c - 16

• 2c + 16

• 2c - 8

• c - 16

Use the Distributive Property to simplify:

-2(x + 5)

• -2x + 10

• -2x - 10

• -2x + 5

• -2x - 5

Add the like terms:

2f + f

• 3f

• 2f

• f

Combine the like terms:

2x + 1 + 7x

• 10x

• 10

• 9x + 1

• 9 + 1x

Combine the like terms:

7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

• 23

• 23v

• 9 + 14v

• 9v + 14

Combine the like terms:

5a + 2a + 2a

• 9a

• 8a

• 7a

Add the expressions:

(3x+15) + (4x+13)

• 7x+ 28

• 35x

• x+2

• 7x - 2

Subtract the expressions:

(7a + 4) - (9a + 2)

• -2a + 6

• 16a + 6

• -2a + 2

• 2a + 2

Add the expressions:

(7k + 9) + (4k - 3)

• 3k + 6

• 11k + 6

• -11k + 6

• - 3k + 6

Subtract the expressions:

(2x + 5) − (x + 4).

• x + 1

• 3x + 9

• −x + 1

• x + 9