Simplifying Expressions

-2(3m + 9)

• -6m + 18

• -6m - 18

• -5m + 9

• -5m + 18

Simplify the expression: 7+3(1 - 2x) 

• 21 - 6x

• 10 - 2x

• 10 - 20x

• 10 - 6x

3(2x+1)+2(x-4)

• 8x-3

• 8x+11

• 4x-5

• 8x-5

Write an expression in simplest form for the perimeter of the figure.

• (a) + (2a + 3) + (3a - 1)

• 5a + 2

• 6a + 2

• 7a

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

11 (11 +w)

• 11 + 11w

• 121 + 11w

• 121 + w

• 1111 + 11w

Simplify.

10a − 6a

• -4a

• -16a

• 16a

• 4a

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

(y − 8) 5

• 5y + 40

• y - 5

• 5y - 40

• y - 8

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

−2 (−3v + 2w − 4)

• 6v - 4w + 8

• -6v + 4w - 8

• 2v + 2w - 4

• 6v

Simplify.

−8x + 8x − 11

• 11

• -16x + 11

• 16x - 11

• -11

−5 (−w + 6 − 6v)

• 35w - 30v

• 5w + 60v

• 5w - 30 + 30v

• -5w + 30 - 30v