Unit 1: Simplifying Expressions

Day 5: Distribute and Combine Like Terms

Sponge

Find two numbers whose product is the top number and whose sum is the bottom number.

1.  2.

-24 - 32

5 - 4

2. Which of the following is equivalent to -6(3x – 2)

A.  18x - 12

B.  -18x - 12

C.  18x + 12

D.  -18x + 12

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ASWBAT______Distribute and combine like terms___

To simplify expressions such as 3x + x + 2(3x + 5)

Step 1: Distribute

Step 2: Identify and

combine like terms

CAHSEE and CST Problems

1. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to 3 + 4x < 6(x – 4)?
A.  3 + 4x < 6x – 4
B.  3 + 4x < 6x – 10
C.  3 + 4x < 6x – 12
D.  3 + 4x < 6x – 24 / 3. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to 2 - x < -3(x – 5)?
E.  2 - x < -3x – 5
F.  2 - x < -3x + 5
G.  2 - x < -3x + 15
H.  2 - x < -3x – 15
2. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to 5(2n + 4) < 16 – 2(4n – 1)?
I.  10n + 20 < 16 – 8n - 2
J.  10n + 20 < 16 – 8n + 2
K.  10n + 4 < 16 + 8n - 1
L.  10n + 4 < 16 – 8n + 1 / 4. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to 5n - 3(2n + 4) 2(6n – 1)?
M.  5n - 12 < 8n - 2
N.  -n - 12 < 12n - 1
O.  n - 12 < 12n - 2
P.  -n - 12 < 12n - 2

Make your own multiple choice problem like the ones above.

Review: The opposite of -3 is 3. The reciprocal of -3 is -⅓.

Complete the table.

Number / 3 / ⅔ / 5 / ⅓ / -2 / -⅛ / 0 / - ⅜ / 19
Opposite
Reciprocal