Factoring / Distributive Property Worksheet

Use the distributive property to simplify the expressions.

1 a.

6(7x + k)

1 b.

4(5q + 9)

2 a.

9(4 + 5b)

2 b.

8(8 + 9a)

3 a.

9(2 + 7t)

3 b.

8(4s + 9)

4 a.

5(10 + 3y)

4 b.

7(3 + 5x)

5 a.

5(4m + b)

5 b.

9(12 + 5r)

6 a.

5(2y + u)

6 b.

2(9t + 5)

7 a.

8(6t + v)

7 b.

3(4 + 9c)

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Answer Key

1 a.

42x + 6k

1 b.

20q + 36

2 a.

36 + 45b

2 b.

64 + 72a

3 a.

18 + 63t

3 b.

32s + 72

4 a.

50 + 15y

4 b.

21 + 35x

5 a.

20m + 5b

5 b.

108 + 45r

6 a.

10y + 5u

6 b.

18t + 10

7 a.

48t + 8v

7 b.

12 + 27c

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