Distributive Property Review

Distributing with Addition

100

3(x + 2)

3x + 6

200

10(x + 7)

10x + 70

300

-2(a + 4)

-2a - 8

400

(4y + 8)2

8y + 16

500

(4 + 6b)(-1)

-4 - 6b; or -6b - 4

Distributing with Subtraction

100

4(x - 2)

4x - 8

200

7(x - 4)

7x - 28

300

6(-x - 1)

-6x - 6

400

-3(7a - 12)

-21a + 36

500

(-7y - 4)(-6)

42y + 24

Distribute and Combine Like Terms

100

4x + 3(x + 9)

7x + 27

200

2(y - 8) + 15

2y - 1

300

-3(y - 9) - 4y

-7y + 27

400

-2(3f - 8) + 4f -1

-2f + 15

500

-8(-2x + 4) - y + 3x

19x - 32 - y

Distributing with only variables

100

f(a + b)

fa + fb

200

m(a - b)

ma - mb

300

-c(a + b)

-ca - cb

400

w(-x - y)

-wx - wy

500

(x - y)w

wx - wy

Vocabulary Review

100

the number being multiplied to the variable

What is a coefficient

200

a letter or symbol that represents an unknown quantity

a variable

300

the property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac

the distributive property

400

The numerical value that is not the variable or the coefficient

constant

500

what does evaluate the equation mean?

to solve