Using the Distributive Property

Simplify each expression.

1) -6(a + 8)                                                                                              2) 4(1 + 9x)

 

3) 6(-5n + 7)                                                                                           4) (9m + 10) × 2

 

5) (-4 - 3n) × -8                                                                6) 8(-b - 4)

 

7) (1 - 7n) × 5                                                                     8) -6(x + 4)

 

9) 5(3m - 6)                                                                                             10) (-6 p + 7) × -4

 

11) 5(b - 1)                                                                                              12) (x + 9) ×

 

13) -4(-8x - 8)                                                                                      14) -6(7 + x)

15) -3(x - 5)                                                                                           16) -5(10x + 1)

 

17) (1 + 2v) × 5                                                                   18) -8(1 - 5x)

 

19) -7(5k - 4)                                                                                         20) -5(7a - 6)

 

21) 5(n + 6)                                                                                              22) 4(3r - 8)

 

23) 3(5 + 5x)                                                                                            24) (1 + 9x) × -10

 

Using the Distributive Property

Simplify each expression.

1) -6(a + 8) -6a - 48

 

2) 4(1 + 9x)

4 + 36x

3) 6(-5n + 7)

-30n  42

4) (9m + 10) × 2

18m  20

 

 

5) (-4 - 3n) × -8

32 + 24n

6) 8(-b - 4)

-8b - 32

 

7) (1 - 7n) × 5

5 - 35n

 

8) -6(x + 4)

-6x - 24

9) 5(3m - 6)

15m - 30

10) (-6 p + 7) × -4

24 p - 28

11) 5(b - 1)

5b - 5

12) (x + 9) × 5

5x + 45

13) -4(-8x - 8)

32x + 32

14) -6(7 + x)

-42 - 6x

15) -3(x - 5)

-3x + 15

16) -5(10x + 1)

-50x - 5

17) (1 + 2v) × 5

5 + 10v

18) -8(1 - 5x)

-8 + 40x

 

19) -7(5k - 4)

-35k + 28

20) -5(7a - 6)

-35a + 30

 

21) 5(n + 6)

5n + 30


22) 4(3r - 8)

12r - 32

23) 3(5 + 5x)

15 + 15x


24) (1 + 9x) × -10

-10 - 90x