Math · Expressions

Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property

Simplify, expand and factor linear expressions with like terms and the distributive property.

  • 🎓 Grade 7
  • 🧮 Math
  • 📐 7.EE.A.1
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  1. Simplify: 3x + 5x

    • A 15x
    • B 8x
    • C 8x²
    • D 8
  2. Simplify: 7y − 2y

    • A 9y
    • B 5
    • C 5y
    • D 5y²
  3. Simplify: 4x + 3 + 2x − 1

    • A 6x + 4
    • B 8x
    • C 6x − 2
    • D 6x + 2
  4. Simplify: 9a − 4 − 3a + 7

    • A 9a
    • B 6a − 11
    • C 12a + 3
    • D 6a + 3
  5. Simplify: 3(x + 4)

    • A 3x + 7
    • B x + 12
    • C 3x + 12
    • D 3x + 4
  6. Simplify: 5(2x − 3)

    • A 10x − 3
    • B 10x + 15
    • C 10x − 15
    • D 7x − 8
  7. Simplify: −2(x − 5)

    • A 2x + 10
    • B −2x − 5
    • C −2x + 10
    • D −2x − 10
  8. Simplify: −(4x + 1)

    • A 4x − 1
    • B −3x
    • C −4x + 1
    • D −4x − 1
  9. Simplify: 2(x + 3) + 4x

    • A 6x + 3
    • B 10x
    • C 2x + 10
    • D 6x + 6
  10. Simplify: 8 − 3(x + 2)

    • A 5x + 10
    • B −3x + 10
    • C −3x + 2
    • D −3x + 14
  11. Simplify: x + x + x

    • A x³
    • B 3x
    • C 3 + x
    • D x + 3
  12. Simplify: 6x − x

    • A 6x²
    • B 5x
    • C 5
    • D 6
  13. Simplify: 0.5x + 1.5x

    • A 2x
    • B 2x²
    • C 0.75x
    • D 2
  14. Simplify: 4(x + y) − 2x

    • A 4x + 2y
    • B 2x + 4y
    • C 6xy
    • D 2x + y
  15. Simplify: 3x + 2y − x + 5y

    • A 9xy
    • B 4x + 7y
    • C 2x + 7y
    • D 2x + 3y
  16. Simplify: ½(8x + 6)

    • A 4x + 6
    • B 16x + 12
    • C 8x + 3
    • D 4x + 3
  17. Factor using the GCF: 12x + 18

    • A 6(2x + 18)
    • B 6(2x + 3)
    • C 12(x + 6)
    • D 3(4x + 18)
  18. Factor using the GCF: 15y − 10

    • A 5(3y − 10)
    • B 5(3y + 2)
    • C 5(3y − 2)
    • D 3(5y − 2)
  19. Which pair are like terms?

    • A 4 and 4x
    • B 3x and 3x²
    • C 5x and −2x
    • D 5x and 5y
  20. In 7x − 3y + 2, what is the coefficient of y?

    • A y
    • B 7
    • C −3
    • D 3
  21. A rectangle has length 2x + 1 and width x. Which expression is its perimeter?

    • A 6x + 2
    • B 2x² + x
    • C 3x + 1
    • D 4x + 2

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