Like Terms and Distributive Property

Distribute

100

Simplify.

3(x+2)

3x+6

200

Simplify.

-4(2x-7)

-8x+28

300

Simplify.

2(x+3)+3(x+1)

5x+9

400

Simplify.

2(x+1)-(5x+10)

-3x-8

500

Simplify.

3(2x-1)+4(2x+7)-6(x-8)

8x+73

Like Terms

100

What are the like terms?

3x, 2y, -7x, 22

3x, -7x

200

What are the like terms?

3, 4x, -5xy, -10, 5y, 12

3, -10, 12

300

What are the like terms?

2ab, 5ba, 6a, 5b

2ab, 5ba

400

What are the like terms?

3x, 5y, 3z, 5

There are none!

500

What is the definition of like terms?

Two or more terms that have the same variables.

Like Terms Equations

100

Solve for x.

3x+5x=16

x=2

200

Solve for x.

5x+6+5x=-4

x=-1

300

Solve for x.

3x+2-10=14+10

x=32/3

400

Solve for x.

4x-3+7x+14=22

x=1

500

5x+2-5x+10=12

x= All Reals

Distributive Prop Equations

100

Solve for x.

3(x+2)=10

x=4/3

200

Solve for x.

-5(3x-6)=45

x=-1

300

3x-(4x+15)=18

x=-33

400

Solve for x.

3(x-4)+2(x-5)=-22

x=0

500

Solve for x.

3(2x-4)-(x+7)=7(x+3)

x=-20

HARD PROBLEMS

100

Solve for x.

2x=2x

x = All Reals

200

Solve for x.

12-(15x-22)+7x=18(2x-2)

x=35/22

300

Turn the following decimal into a fraction.

.012 where the 12 is repeating.

2/165

400

What is Mr. Dirks' sons name?

Rick Michael Dirks

500

The sum of three consecutive integers equals 438.  What are the three consecutive integers?

145, 146, 147