Algebra I

Distributing and Combining Like Terms.

Ch 1-2 Worksheet #3
Simplify.
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7(a b) =
4(5 + x) =
3(2 x + 9) =
8(3x 1) =
a(4 + b) =
x( y 10) =
2(7 x + 4 y ) =

8. 6(9 5 x ) =
9. x (a + 3b) =
10. a (8 x + 2 y ) =

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( 4a + 10) =
2
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12. (12 + 9 y ) =
3
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Simplify Each Expression Below.

4x 2 y + 7 + 4x 3y
8 y + 6 + 8x + y + 3
7 x + 4 x + 6 y x 9 y
2x + 5 + 7 y + 8x + 8
3y + 7 5y y +1
6x + 6 y + 6x + 7 y + 4 y
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19. x + x + 6 y
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n + 3w + n + w
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n + 8 w + 5w + 3 5w
4w + 5 + 3n + 6w + 7
2n + 4w 5n + w 9n
w w n + 8w 6
6n + 2n + 7 w + 2 + 3n
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w + 7n + w
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Simplify Each Expression Below.

27. 3(4 x + 6) + 7 x
28. 7(2 3 x) + 8
29. 9 5(4 x + 4)
30. 12 + 3(8 + x)
31. (7 x + 2)3 8 x
32. 6(4 x + 7) x
33. 3 x + (2 x + 6)5
34. 4 6(7 x 7)
35. 8 + 5(9 + 4 x )

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6m 3(2m + 5) 7
5( m + 9) + 4 8m
3m 2(5 m) + 5m
6m + 14 + 3(3m + 7)
4(2m + 6) 3(3 5m)
5(8 + m) + 2(7 + 7 m)
9(2m 1) 5(5m + 3)
7(7 + 5m) 4( m 6)
2(9m + 5) 8(6m + 1)