Distributive Property
Simplify:
2(x + 3)
2x + 6
Simplify:
2a + a
3a
The total of 6 and a number
n + 6
-2 * -6 =
positive 12
a number that is unknown, represented by a letter
variable
Simplify:
4(x + y - z)
4x + 4y - 4z
Simplify:
2x + 3y + 8x
10x + 3y
10 less than a number
n - 10
3-7=
negative 4
a number and its sign
constant
Simplify:
2(3x - 5)
6x - 10
Simplify:
2(y + 8)
2y + 16
The quotient of 8 and a number
8/n
-3+2+6
positive 5
has NO equal sign
Simplify:
3(x + 3 + y)
3x + 9 + 3y
Simplify:
3(1a + 1b) + 4(1a + 1b)
7a + 7b
five more than two times a number
2n + 5
-2*5-6=
negative 16
terms that share a variable
Simplify:
4(2x + 3 + 5y)
8x + 12 + 20y
Simplify:
1p + 9q + 14p
15p + 9q
three multiplied by the sum of 5 and a number
3(5 + n)
15+3p
a property that is used when simplifying expressions that have parentheses