Expanding Expressions with Rational Numbers

Which of the following is an example of an algebraic expression that needs to be expanded using the distributive property to simplify?

• 4x + 3

• 2x - 5

• 3(x + 2)

• 2(x - 4)

8(x+5)

• 8x+40

• 8x+5

• 8x+13

2(2x + 1) =

• 4x + 1

• 2x + 2

• 5x

• 4x + 2

2(x + 3) + 4 =

• 2x + 6 + 4

• 2x + 6

• 2x + 10

Expand THIS expression now: 8 ( 7h + 3k + 2 )

• 56h + 24k + 16

• 56h + 3k + 2

• 7h + 24k + 16

• 64h + 24k + 2

Expand the expression:
12(b + 9)

• 2b + 108

• 12b + 9

• 12b + 108

• 120b

2(x - 1) + 3(x + 1) =

• 5x + 5

• x + 1

• 5x + 1

Expand -2(x-2)

• -2x+4

• 2x-4

• -2x-4

• 2x-2

Expand: 4(6t - 4)

• 24t - 16

• 24t - 4

• 6t - 16

-½ (8w + 10)

• -4w + 5

• -4w - 5

• 4w + 5

• 4w - 5