The Distributive Property Exercises

"The Distributive Property" features a tutorial on how to use this property to simplify expressions. Refer to that article and "Combining Like Terms" for help in completing the following exercises.

Distributive Property Practice

1. -2(x + 1)
   
   
2. 2(5x + 3)
   
   
3. -3(x +7)
   
   
4. 9(x - 1)
   
   
5. (f + 0.5)6
   
   
6. -8(2p) + 16
   
   
7. 11(3 + x) - x
   
   
8. 13(a - b)
   
   
9. (21-5)x
   
   
10. 5(10 + g) + 12g + 12

Answers

1. -2x + -2
   
   
2. 10x + 6
   
   
3. -3x + -21
   
   
4. 9x - 9
   
   
5. 6f + 3
   
   
6. -16p + 16
   
   
7. 33 + 11x –x = 33 + 10x
   
   
8. 13a – 13b
   
   
9.  6x
   
   
10. 50 + 5g + 12g + 12= 62 + 17g