Expanding and Factoring Algebraic Expressions

Which of the following is equivalent to 5(2x + 6)?

• 10x + 30

• 10x + 6

• 40x

• 2x + 30

Expand and Simplify
-4(2h + 3)

• -8h - 12

• -8h - 3

• -8h + 3

• -8h +12

Is the following expression expanded correctly or incorrectly?:

10 (x - 5) = 10x - 50

• No, this is wrong!

• Yes, this is right!

Use the distributive property to simplify the expressions below:

-2(6n + 3)

• -12n + 3

• -12n - 6

• -12n - 2

• -12n - 3

Factor

4t - 20s

• 4(t - 5)

• 4(t+5)

Factor
8x - 6

• 2(4x - 3)

• 2(4x + 3)

Factor:

4x + 30

• 2(x + 15)

• 4(x + 15)

• 2(2x + 15)

• 4(x + 10)

Factor. 27 - 9x + 15y

• 9(3 - x + 15y)

• 3(9 - 3x + 5y)

• 2(13 - 5x + 7y)

• 3(9 - 9x + 5y)

Factor. 6a + 20

• 2(a + 10)

• 6(a + 14)

• 2(3a + 10)

• 3(2a + 5)

Use factoring to take away the MOST from both numbers.

20x+30

• 2(10x+15)

• 5(4x+6)

• 10(2x+3)

• 20(1x+2)