Identify and Combine Like Terms and the Distributive Property

Distribute and then Combine Like Terms: -3(4x + 2) + 5x

• -12x - 6

• -7x - 6

• -12x + 6

• -7x + 2

Combine Like Terms:

3x + 5 + 2x - 7

• 5x + 2

• 5x - 2

• 5x + 12

• 1x - 2

Combine Like Terms:

3a + 4a + 9

• 7a

• 16a

• 7a + 9

• 1a + 9

Combine Like Terms:

-6c + 2c - 4 + 8

• -4c + 4

• -4c - 4

• 8c + 12

• 4c + 4

Combine Like Terms:

12y - 8 + 3y - 2

• 9y + 6

• 9y - 10

• 15y + 6

• 15y - 10

Distribute and then Combine Like Terms:

2(5x + 6) + 7

• 10x + 12

• 10x + 7

• 10x + 19

• 5x + 19

Which of the terms could be combined in the following expression: 3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x²

• 7, 24y

• 3x, 9x

• 3x, -9x

• 3x, -9x, 2x²

Which of the following is equivalent to 8(5f - 7) + 3f ?

• 43f - 7

• 37f - 56

• 43f - 56

• 40f - 56 + 3f

Simplify the following expression:

2x + 7(x - 5) - 4

• 9x + 20

• 9x + 31

• 9x - 31

• 9x - 39

8x+3(7x-6)

• -29x+18

• 29x-18