Expanding Brackets with Negatives worksheets help students expand brackets that contain negative numbers and negative terms.
Students practice distributing negative values correctly and simplifying algebraic expressions step by step.
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What Does Expanding Brackets with Negatives Mean?
Expanding brackets with negatives means multiplying a negative value by every term inside a bracket.
Example:
−2(x + 3)
= −2x − 6
Students must pay careful attention to signs when expanding brackets.
How To Expand Brackets with Negatives
Step 1: Multiply the negative value by the first term.
Example:
−3(x + 4)
−3 × x = −3x
Step 2: Multiply the negative value by the second term.
−3 × 4 = −12
Step 3: Write the expanded expression.
−3x − 12
Always check the signs carefully when expanding brackets with negatives.
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