Equivalent Expressions

Equivalent Expressions

*Remember order of operations to combine like terms.

*Multiply the number outside the parenthesis with everything in it.

*Pay attention to signs.

*Factor means to divide by a common factor.

Open Ended

Simplify-remember to combine all the w's.

3w + 6w -5 + 7w

Multiple Choice

Simplify

-3w -6w

• -3w

• 9w

• 3w

• -9w

Open Ended

Simplify-use the the distributive property.

5(n + 3)

Open Ended

Use distributive property to simplify.

4(6a + 7b -4)

Multiple Select

Choose two expressions that are equivalent to 6x -12y + 36

• 6(x-2y+36)

• 2(3x-6y + 18)

• 4(6x - 3y +18)

• 3(2x -4y + 12)

• 6(x - 2y +6)

Open Ended

Write in standard form-change to adding the opposite and add like terms.

(4a + 3b -6) - (3b -10)

Multiple Choice

Which expression shows 24x + 30y -48 written as a product of the Greatest Common Factor and one other product?

• 2(12x + 15y -24)

• 24(x +3y -2)

• 6(4x +5y-8)

• 8(3x +30y -6)

• 6x(4- 5y -8)

Open Ended

What is the sum of (4m + 3n -5) and (-3- 6m +4n)? Then solve if n=(-2) & m=5.

Multiple Choice

Which step of the problem has an error?

2- 4(3a +6)

Step 1: 2 + (-4)(3a + 6)

Step 2: -2(3a +6)

Step 3: -6a - 12

• step 1

• step 2

• step 3