Generating Evaluating Expressions

Writing algebraic expressions

100

Write an expression for the product of 3 and w.

What is 3w?

200

Write an expression for w less than 8.

What is 8 - w?

300

Write an expression for the difference of twice p and 9.

What is 2p - 9?

400

Twice the difference of 6 and x

2(6-x)

500

Write an expression for the sum of twice r three times p

What is the sum of 2r+3p

Combining Like Terms

100

Simplify 

4y + 2y - 3 

6y -3

200

Simplify 

2m + 5 + 7m - 2

9m + 3

300

Simplify 

8h + 2m - 5h - m + 2

3h + m + 2 

400

Simplify 

2k + 7 - 6 + 3r -2r +5k 

7k + 1 + r

500

Simplify 

5x² + 4y - 3x² + 6 - 4

2x² + 4y + 2

Vocabulary

100

Name all the terms: 2n+4x-8

2n,4x,8

200

Name all the constants: 3x+7+4y+2

7 and 2

300

Name all the variables: 3xy+8x-9+2a

x, y, a

400

Name all the coefficients: x+3y+4z

1, 3, 4

500

What is the coefficient of the 3rd term: 2x+3y+x

1

Evaluating Expressions& Equivalent Expressions

100

3a - 2+5 when a=7

3(7)-2+5 = 24

200

p/4 + 3 * 6 when p = 24

24/4 + 3 * 6 = 24

300

7(n+4)-3n when n=8

7(8+4)-3n = 60

400

4(30/b) + 9 when b =6

4(30/6)+9=29

500

2(24/4 -c) * a when a=5 and c=1

2(24/4 - 1) * 5 = 50

Distributive Property

100

Write the following expression as a sum of two products: 4(7+12)

What is 28+48

200

Simplify the following expression: 5(x+3)

What is 5x+15

300

Simplify the following expression: 0.5(8x+2)

What is 4x+1

400

Use the GCF of 32 and 16 to write the difference of 32y-16 as a product.

What is 16(2y-1)

500

Simplify the following expression using the distributive property: 20+3(7a-4b)+14b-12

What is 21a+2b+8