Combining Like Terms
Distributive Property
Tape Diagrams and Hangers
Equations
Equations in Context
100

Rewrite the expression after combining like terms.


4x + 5 + 6x + 2

10x + 7

100

Rewrite the expression using the distributive property:

2(x + 4) 

2x + 8

100

Write an equation for the given tape diagram.

2(5 + x) = 19

100

Solve the following equation:

-5 + x = 16

x = 21

100

Write an equation to represent the situation:

Sam spends $3 on a bag of gummy bears. Then he buys 4 packs of gum. He spends a total of $15. 

3 + 4x = 15

200

Rewrite the expression by combining like terms.


3w - 10 -2w + 3

w - 7

200

Rewrite the expression using the distributive property.

(8 - w)6

48 - 6w

200

Write an equation for the given hanger. 

3(x + 2) = 18

200

Solve the following equation

-4x = 32

x = -8

200

Write an equation to represent the situation. 

Jane rakes leaves to earn extra money in the fall. She raked 5 lawns this month and received $7 in tips. Her total earning is $37. 

5x + 7 = 37

300

Rewrite the expression by combining like terms.

-9y + 3x - 17x - 23y

-32y - 14x

300

Rewrite the expression using the distributive property.

-4(x - 5)

-4x + 20 

300

Draw a tape diagram for the following equation.

46 = 26 + 4x

300

Solve the following equation.

14 - 3x = 29

x = -5

300

During math class, Audrey solves twice as many two-step equations as Troy. She does 12 word problems also. Audrey does a total of 30 math problems in all. The equation 2x + 12 = 30 describes this situation. 

What does x represent? 


How many two-step equations Troy solved

400

Rewrite the expression by combining like terms. 

13x^2+9x-7x^2+1+5x^2

11x^2+9x+1

400

Rewrite the expression using the distributive property

-7(-8 - 2x) 

56 + 14x

400

Write AND SOLVE an equation for the tape diagram. 

76 = 4(x + 9) or 76 = 4x + 36

x = 10 

400

Solve the following equation

6(x + 5) = 42

x = 2

400

Faith is having a birthday party at an ice skating rink. It costs $150 to rent out the space plus an additional $4 per person to rent skates. How much would it cost for 15 people to come to her party? 

$210

500

Rewrite the expression by combining like terms

1/2y-7x-19x-3/2y+3

-y-26x+3

500

Rewrite the expression using the distributive property


-1/2(10x - 6)



-5x + 3

500

Write AND SOLVE an equation for the given tape diagram. 

3(x + 4.5) = 36 or 3x + 13.5 = 36


x = 7.5 

500

Solve the following equation

1/5(x - 7) = -2

x = -3

500

Matt is an author and recently published a collection of books. Each book is 200 pages long. Each book has one 8-page introduction and 12 chapters of equal length. Write and solve an equation to find the length of each chapter. 

Draw a picture if needed!

Each chapter is 16 pages long. 

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