Simplify Expressions Study Guide

Identify the like terms in the following expression:

-7x + 9 - 2x

• 9, -2x

• -7x, 9

• -7x, 9 , -2x

• -7x, -2x

Identify the coefficients in the following expression:

10 + 8x - 5x - x

• 10, 8, 5, 1

• 10, 8, -5, -1

• 8, 5, 1

• 8, -5, -1

Simplify:

8 - 10x - 5x

• 23x

• 8 - 15x

• -2x - 5

• 8 - 18x

Simplify the following using the distributive property:

-2(6x - 5)

• 4x - 7

• 4x + 10

• -12x + 10

• -12x - 10

Simplify:

5(1 - 10x)

• -5 - 50x

• 5 - 50x

• 5 + 50x

• -5 + 50x

Simplify the following expression:

4(3x + 3) + 3x

• 12x + 12

• 12x + 3

• 15x + 12

• 15x + 3

Simplify the following expression:

5(x - 2) + 3x + 2

• 8x - 8

• 2x - 10

• 8x 

• 8x + 12

Simplify:

-7(6 + x) - 8x

• -1 - 9x

• -42 - 15x

• -42 - 8x

• 36 - 8x

Which expression is equal to 6w + 9

• 3(2w + 9)

• 3(2w + 3)

• 3(2w+ 2)

• 6(6w + 9)

Which expression is equivalent to

12c + 5d -7c + d ?

• 5c + 6d

• 19c + 5d

• 19c + 6d

• 5c + d