Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Simplify:
5x - 6x - 8x + 7 

• -9x + 7
• -9x -  7
• 9x + 7 
• 9x - 7

4a + 9 + a

• 5a + 9
• 3a-9
• 3a + 9
• 5a - 9

Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

• 5x
• x
• 6x
• 5

Simplify:
-9 + 13 + 16f + 19f

• 3f + 4
• 3f + (-4)
• 35f + 4
• 35f + 22

Simplify:
17m - 4 - 15m + 8

• 2m + 4
• 2m + (-12)
• 2m + 12
• 2m + (-4)

-3 (a + 3)

• 3a - 9

• -3a + 9

• 3a + 9

• -3a - 9

Simplify the expression:
8(5 + w)

• 40 + w
• 40+8w
• 85 + 8w
• 13+8w

Simplify the expression:
8(4b - 5)

• 32b + 40
• 32b - 40
• 32(b - 40)
• 84b - 85

Simplify by using the Distributive Property:

-8y - 2(5y + 9)

• -2y - 18

• 2y - 9

• -18y - 18

• 2y + 9

Simplify by using the Distributive Property:

-5(m + 1) + 7m - 1

• 12m

• 2m - 6

• 12m - 6

• 2m