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Expand brackets with a negative multiplier

7th grade (Year 8 in England) Β· 16 questions Β· Common Core: 7.EE.A.1 Β· England: KS3 Algebra, GCSE Foundation Algebra

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  1. Question 1

    Omar expands βˆ’6(5x βˆ’ 8) and gets βˆ’30x βˆ’ 48. What is the correct expansion?

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  2. Question 2

    Expand βˆ’(5x βˆ’ 9).

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  3. Question 3

    Expand βˆ’6(x + 4).

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  4. Question 4

    Sofia expands βˆ’5(5x βˆ’ 4) and gets βˆ’25x βˆ’ 20. What is the correct expansion?

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  5. Question 5

    Expand βˆ’(5x + 2).

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  6. Question 6

    Expand βˆ’8(x + 1).

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  7. Question 7

    Diego expands βˆ’5(2x βˆ’ 3) and gets βˆ’10x βˆ’ 15. What is the correct expansion?

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  8. Question 8

    Expand βˆ’(3x βˆ’ 4).

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  9. Question 9

    Expand βˆ’4(x βˆ’ 7).

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  10. Question 10

    Noah expands βˆ’4(5x βˆ’ 3) and gets βˆ’20x βˆ’ 12. What is the correct expansion?

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  11. Question 11

    Expand βˆ’(2x βˆ’ 2).

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  12. Question 12

    Expand βˆ’2(x βˆ’ 9).

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  13. Question 13

    Ravi expands βˆ’3(4x βˆ’ 7) and gets βˆ’12x βˆ’ 21. What is the correct expansion?

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  14. Question 14

    Expand βˆ’(3x + 4).

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  15. Question 15

    Expand βˆ’8(x + 7).

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  16. Question 16

    Sofia expands βˆ’6(4x βˆ’ 7) and gets βˆ’24x βˆ’ 42. What is the correct expansion?

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Answer key: Expand brackets with a negative multiplier

  1. 1. -30x+48

  2. 2. -5x+9

  3. 3. -6x-24

  4. 4. -25x+20

  5. 5. -5x-2

  6. 6. -8x-8

  7. 7. -10x+15

  8. 8. -3x+4

  9. 9. -4x+28

  10. 10. -20x+12

  11. 11. -2x+2

  12. 12. -2x+18

  13. 13. -12x+21

  14. 14. -3x-4

  15. 15. -8x-56

  16. 16. -24x+42