Factorising and Expanding Brackets Starter

Factorise 6x + 42

• 2(x + 21)

• 3(2x + 14)

• 6(x + 7)

• 6(x + 8)

Factorise 5y + 60

• y(5 + y)

• 5(x + 13)

• 5(x + 11)

• 5(y + 12)

Factorise 16x + 36

• 9(2x + 4)

• 2(8x + 18)

• 4(4x + 9)

• 16(x + 3)

Factorise 12x + 18y

• 6(2x + 3y)

• 2(6x + 9y)

• 12(x + y)

• 4(3x + 5y)

• x(x + 13)

• x(2x + 13)

• 13(x + 2)

Expand the following 5(x + 3)

• 5x + 3

• 5x + 15

• 5x + 20

• 5x(x + 5)

Expand the following 7(2x + 4)

• 14x + 7

• 7x + 28

• 14x + 28

• 14x + 21

Multiply out the brackets 8(3x - 2)

• 8x - 16

• 16x - 32

• 21x - 16

• 24x - 16

Expand the bracket x(x + 6)

• x + 6x

• 6x + 2

• ab + a

• ab + 8a