Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms and Factoring

Simplify the expression by combining like terms:

v + v + v + v + v

• 5v

• v⁵

• v + 5

• v5

Rewrite the product as a sum using the distributive property:

7(u+4)

• 7u+28

• 7u-4

• 7u+4

• 35u

Rewrite the product as a difference using the distributive property:

2(c - 8)

• 2c - 16

• 2c + 16

• 2c - 8

• c - 16

Rewrite the product as a difference using the distributive property:

3(2c - 5)

• 6c - 15

• 6c + 15

• 6c + 15

• -6c - 15

5(2 - 7n) =

• 52 - 57n

• 10 - 7n

• 10 - 35n

• 10 + 35n

Simplify: 2x+5x+3

• 13x

• 73x

• 7x+3

• 10x

Simplify  -2x + 11 + 6x

• 8x+11

• 4x +11

• 4x

• 15x

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

• 9x + 7y + 13

• 6x + 2y + 2

• 25x + 2y + 3

Write in standard form: -3(2p - 3q)

• -6p + 9q

• -6p - 9q

• 6p - 9q

• 5p +9q

Simplify the following expression: -8 (5b + 2) -7 (b - 5)

• -33b + 19

• -47b² + 21

• 33b - 19

• -47b + 19