Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

Simplify by combining like terms: 7v - 2 + 12 + 2v

• 23

• 23v

• 9 + 14v

• 9v + 10

Use the distributive property and combine like terms:

4x + 2(x - 1)

• 6x - 2

• 4x + 2x - 2

• 6x - 1

• 8x + 2x - 2

Simplify by combining like terms:

5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

Use the distributive property to rewrite the following expression:

-4(2h - g)

• -4(2gh)

• 2h - 4g

• 8h - g

• -8h + 4g

Q1. What is the value of z?

• 24z+8

• 22z+6

• 23z+8

• 24z+2

Complete each step to show how to simplify 3(4n - 1) - 3 and write the result in factored form.

• 12n - 3 - 3

• 12n - 6

• 6(2n - 1)

• 12n - 1 - 3

• 7n + 2 - 3

• 12n - 4

• 7n - 1

• 4(3n - 1)

2(3x - 1) + 10

• 6x + 12

• 6x + 8 

• 6x + 9

• 6x - 8 

Simplify

-3(b +1) +2

Mathematical Equivalence

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6(3x + 5) + 2(x - 4) 

• 11x + 22

• 20x + 22

• 20x + 1

• 18x + 26

Which of the following is equivalent to 2(c - 8)?

• 2c - 16

• 2c + 16

• 2c - 8

• c - 16