7th Grade Expanding Expressions (Distributive Property) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade algebraic expressions worksheet.
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Multiply every term inside the parentheses. Then collect like terms.
1.Expand: −2(6x + 3)
Answer: −12x − 6
- −2 × 6x = −12x
- −2 × 3 = −6
2.Expand: 6(4x − 6)
Answer: 24x − 36
- 6 × 4x = 24x
- 6 × −6 = −36
3.Expand: 5(3x + 1)
Answer: 15x + 5
- 5 × 3x = 15x
- 5 × 1 = 5
4.Expand: 7(5x + 3)
Answer: 35x + 21
- 7 × 5x = 35x
- 7 × 3 = 21
5.Expand: 1(3x − 2)
Answer: 3x − 2
- 1 × 3x = 3x
- 1 × −2 = −2
6.Expand: 6(6x − 3)
Answer: 36x − 18
- 6 × 6x = 36x
- 6 × −3 = −18
7.Expand: 1(2x + 1)
Answer: 2x + 1
- 1 × 2x = 2x
- 1 × 1 = 1
8.Expand: 2(5x − 2)
Answer: 10x − 4
- 2 × 5x = 10x
- 2 × −2 = −4
9.Expand: 2(2x + 6)
Answer: 4x + 12
- 2 × 2x = 4x
- 2 × 6 = 12
10.Expand: −3(6x + 1)
Answer: −18x − 3
- −3 × 6x = −18x
- −3 × 1 = −3
11.Expand: −3(2x + 6)
Answer: −6x − 18
- −3 × 2x = −6x
- −3 × 6 = −18
12.Expand: −1(3x + 1)
Answer: −3x − 1
- −1 × 3x = −3x
- −1 × 1 = −1
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