Simplifying Variables and Like Terms with Distributive Properties

-8(2x - 3)

• -16x+24

• -16x - 24

• 16x + 24

• 16x +18

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

Which of the following is equivalent to
-8+9(5 + 2x)?

• -5 - 2x

• 18x+37

• -37 + 18x

• 18x - 53

Simplify the following expression:
-8 (5b + 2) -7 (b - 5)

• -33b + 19

• -47b² +  21

• 33b - 19

• -47b -19

12(4x + 5) + 10x

• 58x + 20

• 58x + 60

• 38x + 20

• 10x + 20

What is 2x(3x+2xy)+8 in simplest form?

• 6x²+4x²y+8

• 6x²+4xy+8

• 6x+4xy+8

• 6x²+2xy+8

Simplify:
 8a - 2(7a -3)

• 8a - 14a - 6

• -6a + 6

• -6a - 6

• -6a - 3

Simplify.
-2(x + 4) - 3(a - 6)

• -2x - 3a - 26

• -2x - 3a + 10

• -2x + 3a - 26

• -2x + 3a + 10

Simplify the following expression:

9x + 5(x + 3)

• 9x + 15

• 45x + 27

• 14x + 42

• 14x + 15

Remove parentheses using the distributive property. 9 ( x + 8 )

• 9x + 8

• 81x

• 72x

• 9x + 72