Adding & Subtracting Expressions

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What is an expression in mathematics?

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An expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and operators (such as + and -) that represents a value.

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What does it mean to add expressions?

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Adding expressions involves combining like terms to simplify the expression.

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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.

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What is the first step in subtracting expressions?

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The first step is to distribute the negative sign across the terms in the expression being subtracted.

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Solve: (2a-1)-(-5a-5)

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7a+4

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Solve: (9k+2j)+(11k-2j)

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20k

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Solve: (5x-1)+(-3x-1)

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2x-2

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Solve: (-x+2y)+(2x+3y)

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x+5y

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Solve: (4m-2n)+(-3m-4n)

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m-6n

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.