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SIMPLIFY- Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simplify the expression:
8(5 + w)
a)
40 + w
b)
40+8w
c)
85 + 8w
d)
13+8w
2.
Simplify the expression
11(9 + d)
a)
99 + d
b)
20 + 9d
c)
20 + d
d)
99+11d
3.
(b + 8)5
a)
b + 40
b)
5b - 40
c)
5b + 40
d)
5b + 8
4.
-3(2c - 5)
a)
-6c - 15
b)
-6c + 15
c)
6c + 15
d)
6c - 15
5.
- (2x +3)
a)
-2x - 3
b)
2x +3
c)
-3 + 2x
d)
-2x+ 3
6.
-2 (-2b + 6)
a)
-4b -12
b)
-4b +12
c)
4b -12
d)
4b +12
7.
4(-p - 6)
a)
4p - 24
b)
4p + 24
c)
-4p + 24
d)
-4p - 24
8.
5x + 3y + 5 + 4x + 3y + y + 8
a)
9x + 7y + 13
b)
6x + 2y + 2
c)
25x + 2y + 3
d)
x + 7y + 12
9.
Simplify the following expression:
3 + 5x + 8 - 2x
a)
-3x2 - 11
b)
3x2 + 11
c)
11 - 3x
d)
11 + 3x
10.
Simplify the following expression:
(5 + 4x) + (2x - 8)
a)
13 + 6x
b)
6x - 3
c)
6x - 13
d)
6x + 3
11.
Combine like terms
3x + 2x + 3y - 7y
a)
5x + 10y
b)
5x + 4y
c)
5x - 4y
d)
5x -10y
12.
What does 32 mean?
a)
3 x 2
b)
3 x 3
c)
2 x 2 x 2
13.

What would be my first step? 3 + 4 x 6 - 4 = HINT: ORDER OF OPERATIONS

a)

addition

b)

multiplication

c)

subtraction

d)

exponents

14.
Simplify the following expression
7 - 8c + 3 - 6c 
a)
-10+14c
b)
-25
c)
10-14c
d)
25c
15.
Simplify the following expression:
-7x - 9x
a)
63x2
b)
-16x2
c)
-16x
d)
-15x
16.
Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4
a)
8a + 2b + 4
b)
2a + 2b + 4
c)
8ab
d)
4ab + 4
17.
-5(n+10)+5n
a)
-5n-50+5n
b)
-50
18.

Simplify the expression:

2(7x - 3) + 6

a)

12 + 7x

b)

14x

c)

14x + 3

d)

9 + 7x

19.

Simplify the expression: -3(1 - 2x) +7

a)

21 - 6x

b)

6x +4

c)

-6x + 4

d)

10 - 6x

20.
Simplify the following expression:
-6x + 4(-x - 3)
a)
-2x - 12
b)
10x + 12
c)
-10x - 12
d)
-2x + 12
21.

Simplify the following expression:

-7x -5 (1 - 8x)

a)

-33x + 5

b)

33x - 5

c)

47x + 5

d)

5 - 47x

22.
What are the variables in the following expression?
a)
3, 4, 1 and 7
b)
z, x and y
c)
+ and -
d)
15
23.
Find the coefficient in the algebraic expression.
a)
x
b)
4
c)
5
d)
9
24.
What is the constant in the algebraic expression?
 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
-2
d)
7
25.
How many terms are in the algebraic expression?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
26.
What is the "2" called
 in the following term.
 
a)
Variable Term
b)
Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Coefficient
27.

Which are "like terms" from the following expression?

a)

3, 14, r

b)

14x, 5x, x

c)

2x, 7, 14x

d)

2x, 5x