Simplifying with the Distributive Property

Grade 7β€’45 minutes

Learning Objective

I can apply the distributive property to remove parentheses and combine like terms in algebraic expressions.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 2 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression 6(3π‘₯ - 2) without parentheses. Show your work.

2. Simplify the expression -2(4𝑦 + 1) by using the distributive property. Explain how you handled the negative sign in front of the 2.

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