Expanding Single Brackets
Expand (multiply out) a single term over a bracket using the distributive property, e.g., 3(2x + 5) = 6x + 15; expand expressions involving negative multipliers
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Can your child expand a bracket like 3(2x + 5) by multiplying everything inside, to get 6x + 15?
Expand (multiply out) a single term over a bracket using the distributive property, e.g., 3(2x + 5) = 6x + 15; expand expressions involving negative multipliers
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- Multiply a single positive term over a bracket to expand the expression
- Multiply a negative term over a bracket, correctly handling signs
- Combine expanding brackets with collecting like terms to simplify fully
“Can your child expand a bracket like 3(2x + 5) by multiplying everything inside, to get 6x + 15?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Algebra
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
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