Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property Practice

Front

How many terms are in the expression: 4a - 2b + 8 - 3a - 4b?

Back

5

Front

Simplify the expression: -4(3k - 7)

Back

-12k + 28

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Simplify the expression: 3(2c - 5)

Back

6c - 15

Front

Simplify the expression: 3d - 12 + d - 17 - 15x

Back

4d - 15x - 29

Front

Combine like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

Back

2a + 2b + 4

Front

What is a 'like term'?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the terms inside the parentheses.

Front

Combine like terms: 7x + 3y - 2x + 4y

Back

5x + 7y

Front

Simplify: 2(3m + 4) - 5m

Back

6m + 8 - 5m = m + 8

Front

What does it mean to 'simplify' an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.