Like Terms and Distributive Property

Combine like terms

• 4 - 2b + 3

• 5a + 2b + 3

• 3a + 2b + 3

Combine like terms

• 7y + 6x + 12

• 5y + 8x + 12

• 9y + 8x + 12

Use the distributive property to show the other expression

4 ( x + 5 )

• 4x + 5

• 4x + 20

• 4x + 5x

Use the distributive property to find the other expression

5 (x - 3)

• 5x -15

• 5 -15

• 5x - 3

• 24z+8
• 22z+6
• 23z+8
• 24z+2

What is 2x(3x+2xy)+8 in simplest form?

• 6x²+4x²y+8

• 6x²+4xy+8

• 6x+4xy+8

• 6x²+2xy+8

Simplify:

3(2x + 4) + 5x

• 11x + 12

• 11x + 4

• 5x + 18

• 6x + 9

-8(2x - 3)

• -16x+24

• -16x - 24

• 16x + 24

• 16x +18

Which of the following is equivalent to  
8h +7(2 + 4h)?

• 90h

• 12h + 14

• 50h

• 36h +14

When doing the distributive property, which of the following is true?

• You only distribute to the first two terms in the parenthesis

• You first multiply the variables, then the coefficients 

• You want to multiply the coefficients, then the variables, ad then combine any like terms

• You will never have exponents with variables when you distribute