Distributive Property and Expressions

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression.

9(2g + 3)

• 18g + 27

• 18g - 27

• -18g - 27

• 18g - 18

Simplify the expression

8(2x+3)-13

• 16x+11

• 16x

• 24x+41

• 4-24x

Simplify the Expression: 3(x - y + 5)

• 3x - 3y + 8

• 3xy + 15

• 3x + 3y + 8

• 3x - 3y + 15

5 less than the product of 7 and s

• 7s - 5

• 5 - 7 + s

• 7(s - 5) 

• 5 - 7s

Write the phrase as an expression:

twice a number increased by 8

• 2 + 8x

• 2x + 8

• 2(x + 8)

• 8(x + 2)

Simplify the expression using the distributive property:

6(5x + 7)

• 30x + 7

• 30x + 42

• 5x + 42

• 11x + 13

2(3x - 1) + 10

• 6x + 12

• 6x + 8 

• 6x + 9

• 6x - 8 

5(a + 6)

• 5a + 6

• a + 30

• 5a + 30

• 5a - 30

4(-p - 6)

• 4p - 24

• 4p + 24

• -4p + 24

• -4p - 24

-2(x + 5)

• -2x + 10

• -2x - 10

• -2x + 5

• -2x - 5