Year 8 Expanding Brackets Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 algebraic expressions worksheet.
Year 8 · Mathematics · Algebraic Expressions
Year 8 Expanding Brackets Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
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Multiply every term inside the bracket. Then collect like terms.
1.Expand: −2(3x + 3)
Answer: −6x − 6
- −2 × 3x = −6x
- −2 × 3 = −6
2.Expand: −2(x + 4)
Answer: −2x − 8
- −2 × x = −2x
- −2 × 4 = −8
3.Expand: −3(6x − 8)
Answer: −18x + 24
- −3 × 6x = −18x
- −3 × −8 = 24
4.Expand: 6(6x + 6)
Answer: 36x + 36
- 6 × 6x = 36x
- 6 × 6 = 36
5.Expand: 6(x − 7)
Answer: 6x − 42
- 6 × x = 6x
- 6 × −7 = −42
6.Expand: −1(4x + 5)
Answer: −4x − 5
- −1 × 4x = −4x
- −1 × 5 = −5
7.Expand: −3(5x + 5)
Answer: −15x − 15
- −3 × 5x = −15x
- −3 × 5 = −15
8.Expand: 1(6x − 8)
Answer: 6x − 8
- 1 × 6x = 6x
- 1 × −8 = −8
9.Expand: 6(x − 2)
Answer: 6x − 12
- 6 × x = 6x
- 6 × −2 = −12
10.Expand: −1(2x + 5)
Answer: −2x − 5
- −1 × 2x = −2x
- −1 × 5 = −5
11.Expand: −3(5x − 3)
Answer: −15x + 9
- −3 × 5x = −15x
- −3 × −3 = 9
12.Expand: 5(3x + 2)
Answer: 15x + 10
- 5 × 3x = 15x
- 5 × 2 = 10
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