The Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms

Simplify the following expression:

9x + 5(x + 3)

• 9x + 15

• 45x + 27

• 14x + 42

• 14x + 15

4(-x - 6)

• 4x - 24

• 4x + 24

• -4x + 24

• -4x - 24

Simplify the following expression:
-10x - 9x + 1

• -19x + 1

• -19x² + 1

• -10x - 8

• -19x - 1

Simplify the following expression:
-10x + 15 - 3x + 2

• 13x² + 17

• -13x² + 13

• -13x + 17

• -7x + 17

Simplify:
 -2y + 8 + 7y + 5

• -5y-13

• 9y+13

• 5y+13

• 9y-13

Simplify:
3(9 + 2d) + 4d 

• 18d+10d

• 18d-10d

• 27+10d

• 37d

2(c - 8)

• 2c - 16

• 2c + 16

• 2c - 8

• c - 16

Simplify the following expression:

9(2g + 3)

• 18g + 27

• 18g − 27

• −18g − 27

• 18g − 18

Simplify the following expression:

2(x + y + z)

• 2x + y + z

• 2x + 2y + 2z

• x + y + 2z

• 2x − 2y + 2z

Simplify the following expression:

2x + 3(x + 3)

• −5x + 9

• 5x + 9

• 5x + (−9)

• −5x +(−9)