Practice Drill

Name:_________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Topic: Common Tools in Algebra

I. Find the value of each expression. (PEMDAS)

1. 4 + 2 × 8 4. 4(4 + 5) ÷ 3(10 - 7)
2. 6(6) ÷ 2 × 9 5. 2(105 ÷ 15 – 6)
3. (4 + 5) × (4 + 5)
II. Name the property shown by each statement.
1. 9 × 7 = 7 × 9 6. 2b + 0 = 2b
2. 37 × 0 = 0 7. 4 + (6 + 8) = (4 + 6) + 8
3. 1 × 87 = 87 8. 2 (15 10) = 2 (10 15)
4. 14 + 6 = 6 + 14 9. 7x 0 = 0
5. 3(6a) = (3 × 6) a 10. 4(3 z) = (4 × 3)z
III. Simplify the following expression.

1. -7 + (-5) 11. -2(8)) -7(-3)

2. 10 + 9 12. -4(-4
3. -12 + (-5) 13. 6(-2)
4. -13 + (-3) 14. -7(-3)
5. -2 - (-8) 15. 16 ÷ 4
6. 4 - (-11) 16. -27 ÷ 3
7. -7 - 6 17. 25 ÷ (-5)
8. 15 – 2 18. 63 ÷ (-9)
9. -26 - (-30) 19. -56 ÷ (-8)
10. -20 – 13 20. 28 ÷ (-4)

IV. Simplify each expression.

1. 13c - 7 + c – d 11. -6a = 6

u
2. 5h + h - 4h + 1 - 2h 12. = 12
2

3. -7(w - 4) + 3w – 27 13. -3p = 18

p
4. 3(d - 4) + 2 - 2d + 1 – d 14. =0
6
 5. 1 - s + 2 + 2s - 3s + 1 15. 5g = -20

m
6. p + (-9) = 33 16. = - 15
−5

n
7. t - (-15) = 21 17. = -24
8

8. h - 10 = 19 18. 9z = -144

9. p - 21 = -2 19. -12c = -60

10. y + 30 = -1 20. 5g = -20

V. Solve each equation. State what property is being used to simplify the equation.
a
1. 10 - 5h + 2 = 32 4. -4+9=7
3

2. -4a + 5 - 2a - 9 = 44 5. 5b + 6 - 6b + 2 = 19

w
3. +6-1=2
−3