Simplifying Expressions with Like Terms and Distributive Property

These have the the same variable and can, therefore, be combined...

• Expressions

• Distributive Property

• Additive Inverse

• Like Terms

-3a – 5a + 4

• 2a + 4

• -8a - 4

• -8a + 4

• -2a + 4

9(2x + 2y)

• 36xy

• 18x + 18y

• 18x + 18

• 11x + 11y

3 - 2a + 3a + 5a

• 5a+3

• 5a-3

• 6a + 3

• 8a+3

• -14x

• -14x + 12

• 14x 

• 5x +1

5n + 11n

• 16n

• 55n

• 6n

5(a + 6)

• 5a + 6

• a + 30

• 5a + 30

• 5a - 30

3(2c - 5)

• 6c - 15

• 6c + 15

• 6c + 15

• -6c - 15

Simplify the Expression: 5(x + 2) + 2x

• 7x + 2

• 7x + 10

• 5x + 4

• 7x + 7

Simplify the Expression: 10x - 3(2x + 8)

• 4x - 24

• -4x + 24

• 16x - 24

• 14x - 6