Year 10 Expanding Brackets Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 10 algebraic expressions worksheet.
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Multiply every term inside the bracket. Then collect like terms.
1.Expand: −1(5x + 7)
Answer: −5x − 7
- −1 × 5x = −5x
- −1 × 7 = −7
2.Expand: 3(6x − 1)
Answer: 18x − 3
- 3 × 6x = 18x
- 3 × −1 = −3
3.Expand: 5(4x − 8)
Answer: 20x − 40
- 5 × 4x = 20x
- 5 × −8 = −40
4.Expand: 4(4x − 7)
Answer: 16x − 28
- 4 × 4x = 16x
- 4 × −7 = −28
5.Expand: −3(3x − 7)
Answer: −9x + 21
- −3 × 3x = −9x
- −3 × −7 = 21
6.Expand: −2(6x − 1)
Answer: −12x + 2
- −2 × 6x = −12x
- −2 × −1 = 2
7.Expand: 2(6x − 4)
Answer: 12x − 8
- 2 × 6x = 12x
- 2 × −4 = −8
8.Expand: −4(5x + 8)
Answer: −20x − 32
- −4 × 5x = −20x
- −4 × 8 = −32
9.Expand: −5(x + 5)
Answer: −5x − 25
- −5 × x = −5x
- −5 × 5 = −25
10.Expand: 7(4x + 9)
Answer: 28x + 63
- 7 × 4x = 28x
- 7 × 9 = 63
11.Expand: 1(5x + 2)
Answer: 5x + 2
- 1 × 5x = 5x
- 1 × 2 = 2
12.Expand: −5(x + 7)
Answer: −5x − 35
- −5 × x = −5x
- −5 × 7 = −35
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