Equivalent Expressions

Distributive Property

100

4x - 2

2(x - 1)

200

3(4p + 5)

12p + 15

300

3(4p + 20 + 17)

12p + 60 + 51

400

3(12x + y + 8)

36x + 3y + 24

500

17x(2 + 3)

34x + 51x

Exponents

100

6²

6 x 6 or 36

200

x⁴

x*x*x*x

300

7³

7*7*7 or 343

400

xy⁷

xy*xy*xy*xy*xy*xy*xy

500

(x+1)²

(x+1)(x+1)

Fractions

100

⅓(6x + 3)

2x + 1

200

½(6x + 20 + 100)

3x + 10 + 50

300

(⅓)⁷

⅓*⅓*⅓*⅓*⅓*⅓*⅓

400

(⅖)⁵

⅖*⅖*⅖*⅖*⅖

500

⅕(25x - 50)

5x - 10