Linear Expressions

Vocabulary

100

How many terms are in the following expression:

7a + 6 + 9a - 2b - 4

5 terms

200

List the LIKE TERMS in the following expression:

3x + 9 - 6x -12 + 12x

3x, -6x, 12x

9, -12

300

When graphing a linear expression, the line is always...

STRAIGHT

400

Name the constants in the following expression:

-5 + 6b - 90 -3x -7a + 2

-5, -90, 2

500

Name the coefficients in the following expression: 

6x + 12xy + 9xyz - 7g + 6 - 4g + 10a - 25

6, 12, 9, -7, -4, 10

Distributive Property

100

Use the distributive property: 9(3x + 6)

27x + 54

200

Use the distribuitve property to simplify: -8(4k-2)

-32k + 16

300

Use the distributive property: -6(-7x - 2)

42x + 12

400

Use the distributive property: (-3y - 6)(-10)

30y + 60

500

Simplify:

2x -3(x + 4)

-x - 12

Simplest Form

100

Simplify: 21y + y - 8y

14y

200

Simplify: 5x + 9 - 3x + 11 - 4

2x + 16

300

Simplify: n + 4n - 7n - 1

-2n - 1

400

Simplify: 3b + 2ac + 2b - 3ac - 10 - 2b + 4

3b - ac - 6

500

Simplify: -8(4 + 2b) + 40 - 5b

-21b + 8

Adding Linear Expressions

100

(6 + 2c) + (3 + 3c)=

9 + 5c

200

2(x + 14) + (2x - 14)

4x + 14

300

(11x - 8) + 7(x - 1)

18x - 15

400

(7x + 7) + (5x -2) + (-6x + 6)

6x + 11

500

A rectangle has a width of 2x + 10 and a length of 6x -9 find the perimeter.

16x + 2

Subtracting Linear Expressions

100

(4x - 3) - (2x + 7)

2x - 10

200

(5x - 4) - (2x + 3)

3x - 7

300

(2x + 4) - (-x + 5)

3x - 1

400

-12x - (6 + 5x)

-17x - 6

500

(3a - 4b - 9) - (-5a - 8b + 2)

8a + 4b - 11