Expressions: Simplifying & Evaluating

All Things Simplifying

100

Simplify:  3a - 7a 

-4a

200

Simplify:  4c + 8c - 12c

0

300

Simplify:  -4y - 3y + 11 - 5

-7y + 6

400

Simplify: (-8y) + (5y)

-3y

500

Simplify:  

(-48x)/(-6)

8x

Distributive Property

100

Distribute:  2(3x + 6)

6x + 12

200

Distribute:  -5(6x - 9)

-30x + 45

300

Distribute & Simplify:  2(5 - 7x) - 40 + 15x

-30 + x 

400

Distribute:  -4(3x - 6) - 2(x + 4)

-14x + 16

500

Distribute & Simplify:  

-2(4x - 3) + 6(-5x - 3) 

-38x - 12

Evaluating Expressions

100

Evaluate for a = 4: 6a + 3

27

200

Evaluate for e = 4: 8e - 21

11

300

Evaluate for a =1 and b = 7: 56a - 8b

0

400

Evaluate for a = 2, b = 3, and c = 1: 12a - 8b + 20c

20

500

Evaluate for x = 5 and y = 10: 12x + 21y - 7x - 20y

35

Distribute and simplify

100

Distribute and simplify: 

x - 2(2x + 1)

-3x -2

200

Distribute and simplify: 7(2x - 3) + 3(x + 5)

17x - 6

300

Distribute and simplify: 5x - 4(x - 4) + 4

x + 20

400

Distribute and simplify: 6(2x - 5) - (x - 20)

11x - 10

500

Distribute and simplify:

9(y - 1) - (5y - 7) + 2(y + 1)

6y