Simplifying Expressions

Front

Simplify the expression: 10y – y + 5y + 3y – 6y

Back

11y

Front

Simplify: 5(2 - 7n)

Back

10 - 35n

Front

What step is combine like terms?

Back

2

Front

Simplify the expression: g + g + g + g + g + g + g

Back

7g

Front

3x and 2x are like terms because they both have the variable:

Back

x

Front

What are like terms?

Back

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

Front

Simplify: 4a + 3a - 2a

Back

5a

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

Simplify: 2(3x + 4)

Back

6x + 8

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

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