Distributing with Addition
Distributing with Subtraction
Distribute and Combine Like Terms
Distribute with Variables
Vocabulary Review
100
3(x + 2)
3x + 6
100
4(x - 2)
4x - 8
100
4x + 3(x + 9)
7x + 27
100
f(a + b)
fa + fb
100
a number in front of a variable
What is a coefficient
200
10(x + 7)
10x + 70
200
7(x - 4)
7x - 28
200
2(y - 8) + 15
2y - 1
200
m(a - b)
ma - mb
200
a letter or symbol that represents an unknown quantity
a variable
300
-2(a + 4)
-2a - 8
300
6(-x - 1)
-6x - 6
300
-3(y - 9) - 4y
-7y + 27
300
-c(a + b)
-ca - cb
300
the property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac
the distributive property
400
(4y + 8)2
8y + 16
400
-3(7a - 12)
-21a + 36
400
-2(3f - 8) + 4f -1
-2f + 15
400
w(-x - y)
-wx - wy
400

one or more variables, coefficients, numbers, and operation symbols

expression

500
(4 + 6b)(-1)
-4 - 6b; or -6b - 4
500
(-7y - 4)(-6)
42y + 24
500
-8(-2x + 4) - y + 3x
19x - 32 - y
500
(x - y)w
wx - wy
500

A number, a variable, product of two or more variables or product of a number and a variable. Used to create expressions and equations

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