Combining Like Terms
Simplify: (3x + 5x)
8x
Simplify: (x + 5) + (3 + x)
2x + 8
Simplify: (7y - 3y)
4y
Use the distributive property: 3(x + 4)
3x + 12
Factor: 2x + 4
2(x+2)
Simplify: (4a + 3b - 2a + b)
2a + 4b
Add: (2a + 4b) + (3a + 2b)
5a + 6b
Subtract: (5a - 2b) - (3a + b)
2a + -3b or 2a - 3b
Expand: 2(a + 5)
2a + 10
Factor: 3a + 6
3(a+2)
Simplify: (7m - 2n + 4m + 6n)
11m + 4n
Add: (5x + 2) + (3x - 4)
8x + -2 or 8x - 2
Subtract: (8x - 2) - (3x + 5)
5x + -7 or 5x - 7
Apply the distributive property: 5(2x + 3)
10x + 15
Factor: 5m + 10n
5(m+2n)
Simplify: (2p + 3q - p + 7q - 4p)
-3p + 10q
Add: (6p - 7) + (2p + 3)
8p + -4 or 8p - 4
Subtract: (4p - 3) - (10p + 1)
-6p + -4 or -6p - 4
Expand: 4(3y - 2)
12y - 8
Factor: 6p + 9
3(2p + 3)
Simplify: (5x + 2y - 3x + y + 4 - 2)
2x + 3y + 2
Add: (4x + 5y) + (2x - 3y + 7)
6x + 2y + 7
Subtract: (9m - 3n) - (5m + 2n + 7)
4m + -5n + -7
Expand: 6(2p + 1) - 3
12p + 3
Factor: 8x + 12y
4(2x + 3y)