Simplify Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: (5 + 4x) + (2x - 8)

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6x - 3

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting the coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: -8 (5b + 2) - 7 (b - 5)

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-47b - 19

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of applying the distributive property to -7x + 5(1 - 8x)?

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5 - 47x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify the expression: 19 - (3 - 5b)

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16 + 5b

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression with parentheses?

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The first step is to apply the distributive property to eliminate the parentheses.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3