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100

The solution when combining like terms for the following problem:

 3x + -7x

What is -4x ?

100

Expand using the distributive property:  

 3 ( x -7)

What is 3x - 21 ?

What is 3x + -21  ?

100

Use the distributive property to factor:

3x + 15

What is 3 (x + 5) ?

100

Solve for x:

12x + 8 = 68

What is x = 5 ?

100

the difference between an equation and an expression

An equation has an equal sign and an expression does not

200

The solution when combining like terms for the following problem:

 5x + 4 - 8x

What is 4 -3x  ?  

What is 4 + -3x ?

What is -3x + 4 ?

200

Expand using the distributive property:

 -4 (y  - 12)

What is -4y + 48 ?

200

Use the distributive property to factor:

 - 5 + -7x ?


What is    - (5+7x) ?


What is  - 1(5 + 7x) ?

200

Solve for x: 

7x + 2 = 44

What is x = 6 ?

200

How many terms are in the following expression?
x2+7x-13

What is 3


300

The solution when combining like terms for the following problem:

   -15x - 7 + 12x - 4

What is -3x + -11?

What is -3x - 11 ?

300

Expand using the distributive property: 

3 ( x2 + 2x)

What is 3x2 + 6x ?

300

Use the distributive property to factor:

15x - 35

What is  5 ( 3x - 7) ?

300

Solve for x:


x/4 = - 9

What is x = -36

300

Identify if the expression is in standard form or expanded form

11a+3a-17a+8b+2b-32+5

Expanded form  

400

The cost per pound for jelly beans is Tom paid $16 for x pounds of jelly beans.  (Write an expression to show how much he paid for each pound.)

16/x 

400

Expand using the distributive property:

(5x - 7) 6

What is 30x - 42 ?

What is 30x + - 42 ?

400

Use the distributive property to factor:

12x2 + 24x - 36

What is   12 (x - 2x - 3)

400

Solve for x:

3x + -5x + 16 - 5x = 37

What is x = - 3 ?

400

 Find the equivalent expression for 7-3(2x+5)

-6x-8

500

An expression that shows the cost of Joe's pizza when he orders it with 4 extra toppings.  Keep in mind that the pizza before adding toppings cost $7, then it costs $x dollars per topping.

What is 4x + 7 ?

500

Use the distributive property to expand:

-2x (5+7x)

What is -10x -14x2 ?

500

Use the distributive property to factor:

18x3 - 27x2

What is 9x2 (2x - 3) ?

500

Solve for x:

11x (3x - 17)

What is 33x2 - 187x ?

What is 33x2 + - 187x ?

500


Write an inequality for this number line


 11 ≤ x or x ≥ 11