Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property Word Problems

Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

• 5x

• x

• 6x

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

Distribute and then Combine Like Terms:

2(5x + 6) + 7

• 10x + 12

• 10x + 7

• 10x + 19

• 5x + 19

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Which of these is the correct use of the distributive property for the following expression?
5(2x - 8)

• 10x - 8

• 10x + 40

• 7x - 3

• 10x - 40

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Combine Like Terms. 
8c  +  3  + 2c 

• 3 + 10c 

• 13c

• 11c + 2

• 5c + 8

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

To ​simplify the expression 3(x+4)+1 I can first use the ​ (a)   to get 3x+12+1. Then, I can ​ (b)   to get the expression 3x+13

• simplify

• distributive property

• combine like terms

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Simplify the expression by combining like terms:

3x + 2x

• 5x

• x

• 6x

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

Simplify

2(4y -2) -3(y +5)

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

• 10x+45
• 10x+40
• 12x+13
• 10x+50

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Simplify the expression by combining like terms:

-10x - 9x + 1

• -19x + 1

• -19x² + 1

• -10x - 8

• -19x - 1

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

Simplify the expression by combining like terms:

-r - 10r

• 11r

• -11r

• 9r

• -11

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1