Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Multiple Choice

Simplify:
5x - 6x - 8x + 7 

• -9x + 7

• -9x -  7

• 9x + 7 

• 9x - 7

Multiple Choice

4a + 9 + a

• 5a + 9

• 3a-9

• 3a + 9

• 5a - 9

Multiple Choice

Simplify:
-1x + y - z + 10z + 2x - 10y

• 1x - 9y + 9z

• 1x - 9z - 9y

• -1x - 9z - 9y

• -1x - 9 - 9y

Multiple Choice

Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

• 5x

• x

• 6x

• 5

Multiple Choice

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

Multiple Choice

The number in front of a variable telling the mathematician how much to multiply the variable by is called the...

• Term

• Constant

• Coefficient

• Expression

Multiple Choice

A number with no variable is called a...

• Coefficient

• Constant

• Term

• Expression

Multiple Choice

These have the the same variable and can, therefore, be combined...

• Expressions

• Distributive Property

• Additive Inverse

• Like Terms

Multiple Choice

Simplify the Expression: 5(x + 2) + 2x

• 7x + 2

• 7x + 10

• 5x + 4

• 7x + 7

Multiple Choice

Simplify the Expression: 10x - 3(2x + 8)

• 4x - 24

• -4x + 24

• 16x - 24

• 14x - 6

Multiple Choice

Simplify the Expression: -4(x + 6) + 2(x - 2)

• 2x + 28

• 6x - 20

• -2x - 28

• 6x - 28