Subtract, Distribute, and Factor Expressions

Subtract 10m - 5n and 8m - 3n

• 2m + 2n

• 18m - 8n

• 2m - 2n

• -2m + 8n

Subtract 4m - 6n and -3m + 2n

• 1m - 4n

• 7m + -8n

• 7m + 8n

• -1m + 4n

Apply the distributive property to simplify 4(3x - 2y)

• 10x - 5y

• 12x - 8y

• 2(3x - 2y)

• 7x - 6y

Apply the distributive property to simplify -2(5a + 7b)

• -10a - 7b

• 10a - 14b

• -10a + 14b

• -10a - 14b

Find the difference: 
2(x - 2) - 3(x - 4)

• -x - 8

• x + 8

• 5x + 8

• -x + 8

Find (-5x + 6) - (-2x - 7).

• -7x - 13

• -3x + 1

• -7x - 1

• -3x + 13

(7a + 4) - (9a + 2)

• -2a + 6

• 2a + 6

• -2a + 2

• 2a + 2

Factor out the greatest common factor from 12x - 18y

• 3(4x - 6y)

• 4(3x - 2y)

• 2(6x - 9y)

• 6(2x - 3y)