Year 7 - Expanding Brackets

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What does it mean to expand brackets in algebra?

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Expanding brackets means to multiply each term inside the brackets by the term outside the brackets.

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Expand 4(x + 2)

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4x + 8

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Expand 3(x - 3)

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3x - 9

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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Expand 2(3x + 4)

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6x + 8

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Expand 5(x - 1)

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5x - 5

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What is the result of expanding 7(2x + 3)?

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14x + 21

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Expand -2(x + 5)

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-2x - 10

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What do you get when you expand 6(x - 2)?

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6x - 12

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Expand 10(3 - x)

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30 - 10x

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