Order of Operations and Combining Like Terms

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• -4

• 4

• -12

• 12

Which is equivalent to the expression below? 5(-2a + 3b – 7) – 2(b + 3c – 5)

• -10a + 18b + 6c – 25

• -10a – 6b – 6c – 13

• -10a + 13b – 6c + 25

• -10a + 13b – 6c – 25

Which is equivalent to the expression below?

• -16 - 3x

• -26 + 3x

• 26 - 3x

• -56 + 8x

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• -50

• -20

• -75

• -40

Simplify the expression: 3x + 4(6x + 3)

• 12x + 12

• 24x + 12

• 21x + 12

• 27x + 12

Simplify:             8 – 3(4x + 5) + 6x

• -2x - 19

• -6x - 7

• x - 16

• -9x - 4

When simplifying the following, using order of operations, which operation should be performed first?

9 - 12 ÷ 4 + 7 × 6

• 9 - 12

• 12 ÷ 4

• 4 + 7

• 7 x 6

Write the expression in simplest form.
-3(x - 2) + 8(2x + 1) 

• 13x + 14

• 13x + 2

• 13x - 2 

• 7x + 14

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

-7(w - 4) + 3w - 27

• 4w + 15

• -4w + 1

• -10w-55

• 10w + 1