10th Grade Expanding Expressions (Distributive Property) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 10th Grade algebraic expressions worksheet.
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Multiply every term inside the parentheses. Then collect like terms.
1.Expand: −3(5x + 3)
Answer: −15x − 9
- −3 × 5x = −15x
- −3 × 3 = −9
2.Expand: 5(5x − 4)
Answer: 25x − 20
- 5 × 5x = 25x
- 5 × −4 = −20
3.Expand: 5(3x − 5)
Answer: 15x − 25
- 5 × 3x = 15x
- 5 × −5 = −25
4.Expand: 4(4x + 6)
Answer: 16x + 24
- 4 × 4x = 16x
- 4 × 6 = 24
5.Expand: −2(4x − 8)
Answer: −8x + 16
- −2 × 4x = −8x
- −2 × −8 = 16
6.Expand: 3(4x − 8)
Answer: 12x − 24
- 3 × 4x = 12x
- 3 × −8 = −24
7.Expand: −2(4x + 8)
Answer: −8x − 16
- −2 × 4x = −8x
- −2 × 8 = −16
8.Expand: 5(4x + 9)
Answer: 20x + 45
- 5 × 4x = 20x
- 5 × 9 = 45
9.Expand: 5(3x − 6)
Answer: 15x − 30
- 5 × 3x = 15x
- 5 × −6 = −30
10.Expand: −3(2x − 8)
Answer: −6x + 24
- −3 × 2x = −6x
- −3 × −8 = 24
11.Expand: 6(2x − 5)
Answer: 12x − 30
- 6 × 2x = 12x
- 6 × −5 = −30
12.Expand: −3(6x − 9)
Answer: −18x + 27
- −3 × 6x = −18x
- −3 × −9 = 27
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