Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

What does the distributive property allow you to do with the outside value?

• Ignore it completely

• Multiply it with both inside values

• Multiply it with only one inside value

• Add it to both inside values

What is the result of applying the distributive property to 4(x + 5)?

• 4x + 5

• 9x

• 4x + 20

• 20x

How do you handle a subtraction problem using the distributive property?

• Only multiply the first term

• Add both terms instead

• Ignore the subtraction sign

• Multiply both terms and subtract

What is the simplified form of 6(12 - x)?

• 72 - 6x

• 6x - 72

• 72x

• 18x

When distributing a negative number, what happens to the signs inside the parentheses?

• They are removed

• They are inverted

• They all become positive

• They remain unchanged

What is the result of distributing -2 across (-4x + 11)?

• -8x - 22

• 8x - 22

• 8x + 22

• -8x + 22

What is the result of applying the distributive property to -4(7x - 2w)?

• 28x + 8w

• -28x + 8w

• -28x - 8w

• 28x - 8w

How do you simplify 3/4(12x - 4)?

• 9x - 3

• 9x - 1

• 3x - 1

• 12x - 3

What does multiplying by 1/2 equate to?

• Doubling the number

• Keeping the number the same

• Halving the number

• Multiplying the number by 2

What is the outcome of distributing 2/3 across -9x + 12?

• -6x + 8

• 6x + 8

• 6x - 8

• -6x - 8