Combining Like Terms and Distributing Review

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Define '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, while 3x and 3y are not.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is the process of combining like terms?

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Combining like terms involves adding or subtracting coefficients of terms that have the same variable. For example, in 2x + 3x, you combine to get 5x.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: -2x + 8y + 10x

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8x + 8y

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: -2x + 11 + 6x

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4x + 11

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 3y - 7y

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5x - 4y

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 2x + 3 + 9x + 2

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11x + 5

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to distribute in algebra?

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Distributing means multiplying a term by each term inside a set of parentheses. For example, in 3(x + 4), you distribute to get 3x + 12.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 8(x + 2)

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8x + 16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is the result of combining 5x and -2x?

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3x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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If you have 4y + 3y - 2y, what is the simplified form?

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5y

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1