Distributivity and expanding

In this lesson, we will use the distributive property to expand brackets with linear expressions.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Fill in the gap. We can collect together like terms of variables and constants in order to ______ algebraic expressions.

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Q2.Fill in the gap: 14 × 3 = 10 × 3 + ____ × 3

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Q3.Fill in the gaps: 5a + 9a = ___ × a = ____

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Q4.Fill in the gaps: 18x + 20x = 30x + ____

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Q5.Simplify the expression 10a -4b + 2a + b

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Q6.Simplify the expression -20x + 3 - 8y + x -y

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Fill in the gap. We can collect together like terms of variables and constants in order to ______ algebraic expressions.

1/6

Q2.Fill in the gap: 14 × 3 = 10 × 3 + ____ × 3

2/6

Q3.Fill in the gaps: 5a + 9a = ___ × a = ____

3/6

Q4.Fill in the gaps: 18x + 20x = 30x + ____

4/6

Q5.Simplify the expression 10a -4b + 2a + b

5/6

Q6.Simplify the expression -20x + 3 - 8y + x -y

6/6

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Distributivity and Expanding Quiz

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Q1.Fill in the gaps: We can ____ an expression by using the _____ property.

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Q2.Use the distributive property to fill in the gaps: 4(10 + 5) = ____ × 10 + ____ × 5

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Q3.Expand 4(n+ 5)

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Q4.Expand 8(n-3)

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Q5.Expand -7(n+5).

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Distributivity and Expanding Quiz

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Fill in the gaps: We can ____ an expression by using the _____ property.

1/5

Q2.Use the distributive property to fill in the gaps: 4(10 + 5) = ____ × 10 + ____ × 5

2/5

Q3.Expand 4(n+ 5)

3/5

Q4.Expand 8(n-3)

4/5

Q5.Expand -7(n+5).

5/5

Lesson summary: Distributivity and expanding

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