Basics
What is the distributive property?
It's a property that allows you to multiply a number or variable across terms inside parentheses.
Simplify: −2(x+1)
−2x−2
Which expression matches: 6x+12?
6(x+2)
True or False: 3(x+4)=3x+4
False the answer should be: 3x+12
Simplify: 3(x+2)
3x+6
Simplify: −4(3−y)
−12+4y
Write: 5y−10 as a product
5(y−2)
Simplify: 4x+2(3−x)
4x+6−2x=2x+6
Simplify: 5(x−4)
5x−20
Simplify: −5(x−2)
−5x+10
Factor: 9a+18
9(a+2)
Challenge: 3(x+2y−4)
3x+6y−12
Simplify: 2(a+b+3)
2a+2b+6
Simplify: −3(2x+y−1)
−6x−3y+3
Factor: 8x−4y+12
4(2x−y+3)
What’s the mistake in: 2(x+5)=2x+5
The 2 was not distributed to both terms. Correct answer is 2x+102x+10
Simplify: 5(x2 + 10x + 7)
5x2 + 50x + 35
Simplify: −5(5x+y−9)
-25x−5y+45
Factor: 55x−5y+ 10
5(11x - y +2)
True or False Is 22(x +5) = 22x + 175?
False: 22(x +5) = 22x + 110