🔢 Mathematics · Algebra
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
Typical age: 11–13 years
“Can your child expand a bracket like 3(2x + 5) by multiplying everything inside, to get 6x + 15?”
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- Expanding Double BracketsREQUIRED
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- Factorising ExpressionsREQUIRED
Factorising is the reverse of expanding — students need expanding fluency first