Distributive Property and Combine Like Terms

Combine like terms to simplify:
 (5x + 2) + (4x + 5)

• 9x -7

• -9x-11

• 9x+7

• x+7

Simplify the expression: 2(x + 4) + 3(2x - 5)

• 8x - 7

• 8x + 4

• 5x + 23

-4(2a + 7) + 3a + 18

• -5a - 10

• 11a + 46

• 5a + 46

2(c - 8)

• 2c - 16

• 2c + 16

• 2c - 8

• c - 16

3(2c - 5)

• 6c - 15

• 6c + 15

• 6c + 15

• -6c - 15

6 (x + y + 7)

• 6x + 6y + 42

• 12xy + 42

• 6x + 6y + 7

-10 (-3x - 5y)

• 30x - 50y

• -30x - 50y

• 30x + 50y

3x (9 + 2y - 3z)

• 27x + 6xy - 9xz

• 24xyz

• 27 + 6y - 9z

5x + 3y + 5 + 4x + 3y + y + 8

• 9x + 7y + 13

• 6x + 2y + 2

• 25x + 2y + 3

When doing the distributive property, which of the following is true?

• You only distribute to the first two terms in the parenthesis

• You first multiply the variables, then the coefficients

• You want to multiply the coefficients, then the variables, and then combine any like terms