Simplifying Expressions

Vocabulary

100

How many terms are in the following expression? -10x + 5 - 13 + 6x + 12

5

200

Name the constants in the following expression. -12w + 2 - 10w + (-6)

2 and -6

300

Name the coefficients in the following expression. 9k - 10 - 12m + 15

9 and -12

400

Name the like terms in the following expression. 10h + 14j + 9h + 7j

10h, 9h and 14j, 7j

500

Name the like terms in the following expression. -8w + 12 - 5w - 15 + 3w

-8w, -5w, 3w and 12, -15

Simplifying like a boss

100

12m + 3 + 10m -14

22m -11

200

-11f -11 + 11f + 101

90

300

-9h + 2h - 10 -33 +21h

14h -43

400

-10q - 11 + 12q -87 +29q 

31q -98

500

14m + 2 + 3 + 10m - 9 -50m

-26m -4

Combining Like Terms

100

3g + 5g - 12

8g - 12

200

10j + 11 + 4j + 15

14j + 26

300

13f + 7 - 9f

4f + 7

400

12x - 9 + 5 - 7x

5x - 4

500

-6 + 11y - 15y - 7

-13 - 4y

Distributive Property

100

4(x + 5)

4x + 20

200

2(w - 7)

2w - 14

300

3(3m + 4)

9m + 12

400

-6(h + 5)

-6h - 30

500

-9(4f - 3) + 33

-36f + 60

Simplifying with Distributive Property

100

2(j + 4) + 10

2j + 18

200

3x + 5(2x + 4)

13x + 20

300

6(d - 6) + 14

6d - 22

400

-11w + 5(3w + 4)

4w + 20

500

-5(2g - 4) - 7g

-17g + 20