Distribute & Combine Like Terms
Vocabulary
With Variables
With Negatives
With Multiple Variables
Like Terms
100

Distribute and combine your like terms:

3(x+3) - 2x

x + 9

100

In Math expressions and equations, terms are separated by _____________.

What are Operations.

100

Distribute 9(x+1)

9x + 9

100

Distribute 4(x+4)

4x + 16

100

Distribute 4(x + y)

4x + 4y

100

Identify the like terms

2x 2 5y x -12 -y z

2x and x

5y and -y

2 and -12

200

Distribute and combine your like terms:

4(5y+7)

20y + 28

200

You can only combine terms that have the same ____________ and the same __________.

What is variable, exponent.

200

y(4+x)

4y+xy

200

Distribute 6(7-x)

42 - 6x

200

Distribute 5(x + 4y)

5x + 20y

200

Identify the like terms

12 2  x -12 -y z 0

12, 2, -12, 0

300

Distribute and combine your like terms:

2b + 4(2b+5)

10b + 20

300

Combining like terms is a way to ______________ and expression.

What is simplify.

300

Distribute 2x(4-5)

-2x

300

Distribute 3(x+4)

3x + 12

300

x(y + 4)

xy + 4x

300

Identify the like terms

x y z 1 2 3 4 5 

1,2,3,4,5

400

Distribute and combine your like terms:

4(x - 2) + 5(x + 3)

9x + 7

400
When combining variables, we are actually only combining their _____________, as the variable and its exponent stay the same.
What is coefficients.
400

Distribute z(9y-2y)

7zy

400

Distribute 8(-3 + x)

-24 + 8x

400

7(2y + x)

14y + 7x

400

Identify the like terms

dog cat zebra dog

dog dog

500

Distribute and combine your like terms:

3(x - 1) + 4(2 + x)

7x + 5

500

When writing expressions and equations in Standard Form, the variables should be in _______________ order first, then put in order from the greatest to least ________________.

What is alphabetical, exponent.

500

Distribute 4y(8+3x)

32y+12xy

500

-4(5 - x)

-20 + 4x

500

Distribute 7x(5 + y)

35x + 7xy

500
2 bananas, 2 oranges, 1 banana, apple

3 bananas