Negative Coefficient: Error Analysis & Misconceptions
Mathematics
Grade 6
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on understanding and correctly expanding brackets with negative coefficients, targeting common misconceptions and error analysis for Grade 6 students.
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Negative Coefficient: Error Analysis & Misconceptions
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Expand the expression: 3(x - 4)
[2 marks]2.
Expand: -2(3x + 5)
[2 marks]3.
Simplify: -5(2x - 7) + 3(x + 4)
[3 marks]4.
Identify the mistake: Expand -3(x - 2) as -3x + 2
[2 marks]5.
Expand and simplify: -4(2x + 3) - x
[3 marks]6.
Plot the graph of y = -2x on the grid.
[2 marks]7.
Construct a rectangle where the length is 3x and the width is -2x. What should be the area?
[3 marks]8.
Simplify: -7(3x - 4) + 2(5x + 1)
[3 marks]9.
Explain why expanding -x(2x + 3) gives a negative result.
[3 marks]10.
Correct the mistake in expanding: -(x + 5) as -x + 5
[2 marks]11.
Challenge: Expand and simplify: -2(3x^2 - x + 4)
[4 marks]Quick Actions
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- 1/1/2026
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