Worksheet on expanding 2 brackets

This printable worksheet can be used to introduce methods for expanding 2 brackets and get your class to practise the expanding and simplifying.

The first side suggests three alternative approaches that can be used (see the included solutions if any of these are unfamiliar to you) and has space to work through an example with the class for each method.

There are then 3 pages of examples for students to attempt (answers included).