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LESSON 2.7 HW Day 3
Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression (simplify the expression).
1. 5(y + 7)
2. 4(a + 6)
3. 6(8 + m)
4. 3(x + 7)
5. 9(p  5)
Use the distributive property to write an expression to find the total area of the two
rectangles.
6.
7.
In Exercises 8-17, simplify the expression.
8. 12(w  8)
9.
3(y  4)
10. 11x 8 + 5x 9x
11. 7(d + 5d) 16d
12. 13p + 3(8p + 7p) +12p
13. 5(z + 2) – 4z
14. 8d – 2(3d – 5d)
15. 5(x + 2) – 5(y + 3)
16. 3(a + 4) + a
17. 4(3c – 4) + 2 – 4c