Expanding brackets GCSE questions
Exam-style expanding brackets questions for GCSE Maths. Try them, then check the working. Full method: the expanding brackets lesson.
Before you start
Multiply every term inside the bracket by the term outside. For two brackets, use FOIL and collect like terms.
Practice questions
Cover the answers and have a go first. Worked solutions are underneath.
Expand 7(x + 2)
Expand 4(3x − 5)
Expand −3(2x + 1)
Expand and simplify 2(x + 3) + 5(x − 1)
Expand (x + 4)(x + 1)
Expand (x + 6)(x − 6)
Expand (2x + 3)(x + 5)
Expand (x + 2)²
Common mistakes
- Missing the negative on the second term when the outside is negative.
- Forgetting to collect like terms after FOIL.
Answers and working
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