Distributive Property & Combine Like Terms

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

• 23

• 23v

• 9 + 14v

• 9v + 10

Use the distributive property to rewrite the following expression:

-4(2h - g)

• -4(2gh)

• 2h - 4g

• 8h - g

• -8h + 4g

Use the distributive property to rewrite the following expression: 5(2x + 6) + 4(10x - 2)

• 10x + 30 + 40x - 8

• 50x + 22

• 50x - 22

• 10x + 30 + 40x + 8

Which expression is equivalent to 8(7 + 9) because of the distributive property?

• (8 x 7) - (8 x 9)

• (8 + 7) + (8 + 9)

• (8 x 7) + (8 x 9)

• (8 + 7) - (8 + 9)

Which of the following is equivalent to 5(2x + 6)?

• 10x + 30

• 10x + 6

• 40x

• 2x + 30

½ ( 6w + 12)

• 3w + 6

• 2w + 6

• 3w + 8

• 2w + 4

Simplify

-4(3u - 1) + 7(3 -2u)

• -42u + 9

• -26u +25

• 13u - 12

• -5u + 25

Simplify 6(-5u+1) - 3(4u - 12)

• -42u + 9

• -42u + 42

• 13u - 12

• -5u + 25

Simplify 3(-u-5) + 8(2u+1)

• 13u -7

• -26u + 25

• 13u - 12

• -5u + 25

Simplify

4(6n + 9) - 10n

• 14n +36

• 19n + 36

• -12n +13

• -12n + 17