Combining Like Terms
2a + 9 - 5a
-3a + 9
2(x + 4)
2x + 8
6 - 4(x + 1)
-4x + 2
Factor: 3n - 15
3(n - 5)
(x + 7) + (x + 11)
2x + 18
Your answers are written so the terms with the ___________ comes first
variable
8m - 2 - 10 + m
9m - 12
4(3 - x)
12 - 4x
5r - (6r - 1)
-r + 1
Factor: 30c - 42
6(5c - 7)
(10m - 4) + (9 - 2m)
8m + 5
Expressions can be added and subtracted by simply _______________________
Combining Like Terms
-2p - 17 + 6p - p + 4
3p - 13
-(-x + 4y)
x - 4y
11a - 2(2a - 12) - 6
7a + 18
Factor: 20a + 12b + 8c
4(5a + 3b + 2c)
(9x + 14) - (4x + 8)
5x + 6
The distributive property states that a(b + c) = __________________
ab + ac
14x - 3y + 5y - 26 - 7x
7x + 2y - 26
-1/2(-4x + 28)
2x - 14
-3(x - 1) - 5(x + 8)
-8x - 37
Simplify then factor: 29x - 1 - 6x + 13 - 3x
4(5x + 3)
(3h - 14) - (-h + 17)
4h - 31
An algebraic expressions is in simplest form when it has ________ and ____________
no like terms, and no parenthesis
-6c + 18 - 15d + c - 11 - 3c - d - c
-9c - 16d + 7
-2/3(-9x + 36)
6x - 24
13y + 2(7x - 4y) - (x + y)
4y + 13x
Simplify then factor: 7(4a + 3b) - (13a - 6b)
3(5a + 9b)
-(-x + 9) - (-15 - 8x)
9x + 6
Name the three parts of an expression
Variable terms, constant terms, coefficients