Quiz 3.2 - Equivalent Expressions
Quiz 3.2 - Equivalent Expressions
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Combining Like Terms with
Distributive Property/Factoring: Combining Like Terms:
the Distributive Property:
_____ ( _____+_____)
Directions:
- Show all work for each question.
- Label your final answers.
- You may use a calculator: https://www.desmos.com/scientific
#1 Look at the expression 35 + 40.
A. 5 (5 + 40) My Work/Thinking:
B. 5 (5 + 9) 35 + 40 = 75
C. 5 (7 + 8)
D. 5 (20 + 40)
#2 Kent thinks that x + x and x2 are equivalent expressions. Which value
of x proves that Kent is wrong?
Show your thinking below and then select your answer. SCORE: _____ / 1
A. 0
My Work/Thinking:
B. 1
C. 2
He is wrong because x squared is x
multiplied by x, which is very
different than x + x.
#3 Apply the distributive property to produce an expression equivalent to:
______________________
#4 Apply the distributive property to the expression below to produce
an equivalent expression using the GCF.
SCORE: _____ / 1
24x + 18y
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#5 Simplify y + y + y to produce an equivalent expression:
SCORE: _____ / 1
______________________
#6 Simplify: 3y + 2(x + 5y) + 10
SCORE: _____ / 1
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#7 Which expression uses exactly three terms and is equivalent to
6(2 + x + x + y)? Show your thinking.
SCORE: _____ / 1
A. 8 + 8x + 7y
My Work/Thinking:
B. 12 + 12x + 6y
C. 8 + 6x + 6x + 6y
D. 12 + 6x + 6x + 6y
#8 In the diagram of a quadrilateral below, the variables represent the lengths
SCORE: _____ / 4
of the sides, in inches.