Algebra 1 Name: ________________________

Worksheet 2.1
Combining like Terms & Distributive Property Date: ______________Period:_____

Simplify each expression. If not possible, write simplified.

1. 2x + 8x 2. 17g + g 3. 16m 10m

4. 12p (8p) 5. (5y) 10y 6. w + 14w 6w

7. c 2 + 4d 2 d 2 8. 3a2 + 6a + 2b2 9. 4x + 3x2 3x

10. 3 + 4x 4y + 12x + 3y 11. 34x2 34x + 34x2 1

Rewrite each expression using the Distributive Property. Then simplify.

12. 4(3 + 5) 13. (6 2)(8) 14. -3(7 4)

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15. 3(m + n) 16. (x y)6 17. 15 f +
3

18. -6(3x 8) 19. (-m + 9)(-3) 20. (3)(-6 x)

21. 2(x y + 1) 22. 4(6p + 2q 2p) 23. p(m + 2)

24. -4(- 3x + 6) 2x 25. 2(9y + 11) + 7 26. -1(x 9) + 4x

27. 2 + 4(3x + 7) 28. 3 5(7y 11) 29. 2 9(x -12)

Review. Perform the operation on the following rational numbers.

3 5 7 3
30. + 31. 32. 7 (-60)
4 6 8 10

32 7 4 2 4
33. 34. 35.
43 8 21 3 3

Write the phrase as an algebraic expression.

36. 8 more than x

37. The sum of 8 and 6 times y

38. The sum of 9 and the quotient of x and 7

39. 8 less than the number of apples divided into 5 groups

40. 12 less than b