GCSE Maths Practice: simplifying-expressions

Question 5 of 10

Expand all brackets and simplify by combining like terms.

\( \begin{array}{l}\textbf{Simplify: } 4(x - 2) - 3(2x + 1)\end{array} \)

Choose one option:

Always expand brackets fully before combining like terms to avoid mistakes.

Distribute the constants across each bracket, then add or subtract x terms and constants carefully.