Like Terms and Distributive Property

Are these two expressions equivalent?

• Yes

• No

Name the term in this expression that is a "like term" with (which is the first term in the expression).

Use the distributive property to identify the equivalent expression.

Distribute the "−" sign that is outside the parentheses.

Use the distributive property to identify the equivalent expression.

Simplify: m + m + m + m

• 4m

• m⁴

• m

• Can't be simplified

-2(3x + 4) - 6 + 7x

• -14 - x

• x - 2

• x - 14

• 2 - x

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression.
3(x + 4)

• 3x + 4

• 3x + 7

• 3x + 12

• x + 7