Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, 2x + 3x = 5x.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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Simplify: 2x + 3x - 4x

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1x or x.

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Simplify: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4b

Back

2a + 6b.

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What is the result of 4(2x + 3)?

Back

8x + 12.

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Simplify: 7y - 2y + 5y

Back

10y.

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What is the result of -3(4x - 2)?

Back

-12x + 6.

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Simplify: 6m - 2 + 4m + 5

Back

10m + 3.

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What is the result of -2(3y + 4)?

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-6y - 8.