Distributive Property

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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 two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Apply the Distributive Property: 2(c - 8)

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2c - 16

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Apply the Distributive Property: 3(2c - 5)

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6c - 15

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Apply the Distributive Property: 7a(3b - 2c + 4)

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21ab - 14ac + 28a

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Simplify: 6(x + 1) - 5(x + 2)

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x - 4

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Simplify: -7(w - 4) + 3w - 27

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-4w + 1

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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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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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a symbol used to represent an unknown value, often denoted by letters such as x, y, or z.