Distribute and combine like terms with negatives

Distribute first, then combine like terms. Write the answer as ax + b.

1. Simplify: 5(3x + 5) + 5x − 4. Write your answer as ax + b.
2. Simplify: 2(x + 3) − 4x − 5. Write your answer as ax + b.
3. Simplify: −2(3x − 4) + x + 1. Write your answer as ax + b.
4. Simplify: −2(2x − 2) − 4x + 1. Write your answer as ax + b.
5. Simplify: 3(3x + 5) − 6x − 5. Write your answer as ax + b.
6. Simplify: 4(3x + 7) − 9x − 7. Write your answer as ax + b.
7. Simplify: 3(3x − 8) + x − 1. Write your answer as ax + b.
8. Simplify: 3(2x + 9) + 7x − 8. Write your answer as ax + b.
9. Simplify: 6(3x + 7) + 9x + 4. Write your answer as ax + b.
10. Simplify: −6(2x − 4) + 8x − 8. Write your answer as ax + b.
11. Simplify: 2(3x − 1) + 10x − 11. Write your answer as ax + b.
12. Simplify: 3(3x − 8) + 10x + 7. Write your answer as ax + b.
13. Simplify: 2(2x + 11) + 20x − 14. Write your answer as ax + b.
14. Simplify: 6(2x − 11) + 11x − 8. Write your answer as ax + b.
15. Simplify: 6(3x − 12) − 8x − 10. Write your answer as ax + b.
16. Simplify: −3(2x + 4) − 5x − 15. Write your answer as ax + b.
17. Simplify: −6(3x + 2) + 28x − 1. Write your answer as ax + b.
18. Simplify: −4(3x − 20) − x − 12. Write your answer as ax + b.
19. Simplify: −5(3x + 25) − 10x − 3. Write your answer as ax + b.
20. Simplify: 2(3x − 23) − 9x + 2. Write your answer as ax + b.