Checking and securing understanding of the distributive law with algebraic terms

12 questions

1. What does the symbol \equiv represent in the identity x + x + x \equiv 3x ?
2. Which of these examples show two like terms?
3. Which of these bar models represents 3 lots of the expression 2x + 1 ?
4. Match the product of two terms with its simplified expression.
5. Which of these is an equivalent calculation to 44\times 12 ?
6. Match each product of two terms with its simplified expression.
7. Use the area model to select the correct expanded form for the expression 5(3x + 4).
8. Use the area model to select the correct expanded form for the expression -3(4x - 6).
9. Use the area model to select the correct expanded form for the expression x(x - 1).
10. Match up each bracketed expression with its equivalent expression in expanded form.
11. Select the correct expanded and simplified form of the expression 3(2x + 4) + 7(x - 6).
12. Select the correct expanded and simplified form of the expression 8(5x - 3) - 6(5x - 3).

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