Simplify expressions: distribute and combine like terms

Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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  1. Jun's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: 2[3(x − 1) + x]. How would Jun write it with as few terms as possible?

  2. Kira's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: 3[2(x + 4) − x]. How would Kira write it with as few terms as possible?

  3. Luz's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: −2[4(x − 2) + x]. How would Luz write it with as few terms as possible?

  4. Noah's rug is a rectangle 2x + 3 units long and x − 1.5 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

  5. Pia's quilt is a rectangle 3x − 1 units long and x + 4 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

  6. Ren's window is a rectangle 1.5x + 2 units long and 2x − 0.5 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

  7. Zee wants 3(x − ?) − x to equal 2x − 12 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

  8. Ari wants 4(x − ?) + 2x to equal 6x − 20 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

  9. Bo wants 5(x − ?) − x to equal 4x − 15 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

  10. Esme wants 2(x − ?) + 3x to equal 5x − 14 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

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Simplify expressions: distribute and combine like terms

Answer Key - Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Jun's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: 2[3(x − 1) + x]. How would Jun write it with as few terms as possible?

    8x - 6
  2. Kira's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: 3[2(x + 4) − x]. How would Kira write it with as few terms as possible?

    3x + 24
  3. Luz's hardest card has a bracket inside a bracket: −2[4(x − 2) + x]. How would Luz write it with as few terms as possible?

    -10x + 16
  4. Noah's rug is a rectangle 2x + 3 units long and x − 1.5 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

    6x + 3
  5. Pia's quilt is a rectangle 3x − 1 units long and x + 4 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

    8x + 6
  6. Ren's window is a rectangle 1.5x + 2 units long and 2x − 0.5 units wide. What is its perimeter, as an expression with as few terms as possible?

    7x + 3
  7. Zee wants 3(x − ?) − x to equal 2x − 12 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

    4
  8. Ari wants 4(x − ?) + 2x to equal 6x − 20 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

    5
  9. Bo wants 5(x − ?) − x to equal 4x − 15 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

    3
  10. Esme wants 2(x − ?) + 3x to equal 5x − 14 for every x. What number goes in the box marked ?

    7