combining like terms and distributive property

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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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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Simplify: 2x + 3x

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5x

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How many terms does the expression 4a + 5b - 2 have?

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3

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Simplify: 7y - 2y + 4y

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9y

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group the like terms together.

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Simplify: 5m + 3n - 2m + 4n

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3m + 7n

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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 reduce it to its simplest form.

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Simplify: 6x + 2x - 4x

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4x

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What is the result of applying the distributive property to 3(2 + 4)?

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18 (3*2 + 3*4 = 6 + 12 = 18).