Combining Like Terms and Distributing Negative Coefficients

What does the coefficient outside the parentheses indicate in the context of distribution?

• Number of times to add the expression inside the parentheses

• Number of times to subtract the expression inside the parentheses

• The division factor for each term inside the parentheses

• The exponent to which each term inside the parentheses is raised

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

In the expression 2(-n - 3), what is the result of distributing 2?

• -2n + 6

• 2n - 6

• 2n + 6

• -2n - 6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

When distributing -7 to (5 + 2n), what is the product of -7 and 2n?

• 14n

• 12n

• -14n

• -12n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

What is the simplified form of the expression after combining like terms in -2n - 14n - 6 - 35?

• -16n - 41

• -16n + 41

• 16n - 41

• 16n + 41

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What is the result of distributing 4 to the terms inside the parentheses in 4(-8Q - 4)?

• 32Q - 16

• -32Q + 16

• 32Q + 16

• -32Q - 16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

If you distribute 7 to 8R and -2 in the expression 7(8R - 2), what are the resulting terms?

• -56R + 14

• 56R - 14

• 56R + 14

• -56R - 14

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

What is the result of combining the terms in the expression 8K + 25K - 15?

• -33K + 15

• -33K - 15

• 33K + 15

• 33K - 15

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

How do you interpret a negative sign in front of a parenthesis in terms of distribution?

• Distribute a negative one to each term inside

• Ignore the negative sign and distribute positively

• Multiply by negative one after distributing the terms

• None of the above

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What does the expression 5x + 10 - 2x + 3 simplify to?

• 3x - 13

• 7x + 13

• 3x + 13

• 7x - 13

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

In the context of algebraic distribution, what does the term 'invisible one' refer to?

• A term that does not affect the outcome of the expression

• An implied coefficient of 1 in front of a parenthesis

• A term that is not written but assumed to be zero

• A coefficient that disappears during simplification

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1