Distributing and combining like terms

Distributing and combining like terms

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in simplifying this expression?

3x+ 2 (-4x - 17)

• combine the like terms

• distribute the 2

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in simplifying this expression?

 $\left(\frac{1}{3}x\ +2\right)2x-3$  

• combine the like terms

• distribute the 2x

• subtract 2-3

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in simplifying this expression?

 $-2x+2y+5-2x^2-x^2+\frac{2}{3}x$  

• combine the like terms

• distribute the x

• add-2x+2y

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in simplifying this expression?

 $9x\left(3x+1\right)-2\ +3x^2\ +x$  

• combine the like terms

• distribute the 9x

• distribute the 9

Multiple Choice

Distribute and then combine like terms:

 $5\left(2x\ +3\right)$  

• 10x+15

• 25x

• 10x+3

• 7x+3

Multiple Choice

Distribute and then combine like terms:

 $0.25\left(12p\ -1.25\right)$  

• 3p -1.25

• 3p- 0.375

• 10.75x

• 7x+3

• 268.75

Multiple Choice

Simplify:

 $\left(-7+x\right)-x\ +3x$  

•  $x^2+3x$  
  

• 7x +3

• -7x +21

•  $-x^2+10x$  
  

Multiple Choice

Simplify:

 $3ab\ +3b\ -\frac{1}{2}-ab+7a+ab^2+3a$  

•  $ab^2+2ab+10a+3b-\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $4ab+10a-1$  

•  $3ab^2+3a\ +\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $ab^2+3ab+10a$  

Multiple Choice

Simplify:

 $3t\ \left(t-5\right)+6t^2$  

•  $3t^2-15t$  

•  $9t^2-5$  

•  $9t^2-15t$  

•  $9t^2-15$