Expanding brackets worksheets help students distribute numbers across brackets to simplify algebraic expressions.
Students practice multiplying terms, expanding single brackets, and writing expanded expressions step by step.
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This worksheet helps students expand brackets and simplify algebraic expressions.
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What Does Expanding Brackets Mean?
Expanding brackets means multiplying the term outside the bracket by every term inside the bracket.
Example:
2(x + 3)
= 2 × x + 2 × 3
= 2x + 6
Students use expanding brackets to simplify algebraic expressions.
How To Expand Brackets
Step 1: Multiply the outside term by the first term inside the bracket.
Example:
2(x + 3)
2 × x = 2x
Step 2: Multiply the outside term by the second term inside the bracket.
2 × 3 = 6
Step 3: Write the expanded expression.
2x + 6
Expanding brackets is an important algebra skill used before collecting like terms and simplifying expressions.
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