Expressions Review

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Factor: 12x - 6

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6(2x - 1)

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Simplify: 2(4x - 7) + 18x - 3

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26x - 17

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Write an expression in simplest form that represents the total amount: Mrs. Knight bought x ice cream pints for $3 each and x Celsius drinks for $2 each, and a $10 scratching post.

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5x + 10

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Factor: 15x + 25

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5(3x + 5)

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Factor: 39b - 3

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3(13b - 1)

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What is an expression?

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A combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like + and -) that represents a value.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What is factoring in algebra?

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The process of breaking down an expression into simpler components that can be multiplied to get the original expression.

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, it allows you to multiply a single term by each term in a sum.