Distributive Property with Variables and Combining Like Terms

Simplify by using the Distributive Property of Multiplication and combining like terms:

(2s + 4) + 3(s + 9)

• 5s + 13

• 3s + 27

• 5s + 31

Simplify by using the Distributive Property of Multiplication and combining like terms:

(5z - 4) - 3(z - 10)

• -2z - 26

• 2z + 26

• 2z - 14

Simplify by using the Distributive Property of Multiplication and combining like terms:

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

• -5x - 2

• x + 2

• -5x + 6

To be like terms that you can combine, variable terms must

• have the same coefficients

• have the same variable(s) with the same exponents

• have any variables, so you can combine 7h + 8y

7b + 3b simplifies to _______

-7y + 3y - 6 + 2 simplifies to:

• -10y - 4

• -4y - 4

• -4y + 8

Simplify by combining like terms:

-10 - 5h + 13 + 7h

• 2h + 3

• 2h + 23

• -2h - 3

Simplify by combining like terms:

11r + 3 + 3r - 3

• 14r - 6

• 8r

• 14r

Simplify by using the Distributive Property and combining like terms:

- (-7m + 3) + 4

• -7m + 1

• 7m + 1

• 7m + 7

What are the like terms in the following algebraic expression?

• -3, 2, -5, 1, 3

• 5 and -2

• 5 and -2 , -3y and -5y, 2x and x

• 3x² and 2x and x