Distributive Property

Simplify   6(x - 2)

• 6x - 2
• 6x - 12
• 4x
• 6x + 2

Simplify   2(3x + 5)

• 6x + 10
• 16x
• 6x + 5
• 11x

Simplify    -5(2 - 7n)

• 25n
• -10 + 7n
• -10 + 35n
• 10 + 35n

Simplify    3 + 2(-4x + -2)

• -20x - 10
• -8x - 4
• -8x - 1
• -8x - 7

Simplify   3(x + 5) - 2(2x - 4) 

• 11x
• 7x + 23
• -x + 7
• -x + 23

Simplify -7(2b – 3) - 2b

• -16b + 21
• -10
• -12b + 21
• -16b - 21

Simplify the expression: -5 + 2(x + 4)

• 2x + 13
• -3x - 12
• 2x + 3
• 7x + 28

Use the distributive property to simplify:  
2(x -3y + 4z) 

• 2x - 3y + 4z 
• 2x - 6y + 8z
• 2x + 6y + 8z
• x - 2y + 2z