Combining Like Terms and Distributing Warm Up

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What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

Back

Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

Back

The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute the multiplication over addition.

Front

Simplify the expression: 2(3x + 4)

Back

6x + 8

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What is a like term?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify the expression: 4y + 3y - 2y

Back

5y

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

Back

3x + 6

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Simplify the expression: 5m + 3 - 2m + 4

Back

3m + 7

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What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

Back

The coefficient is 7.

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Simplify the expression: 6a - 2a + 4

Back

4a + 4

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What is the result of 5(2x - 3)?

Back

10x - 15