Distributing and Simplifying Expressions

Front

Simplify: 10w + 3d + 3w + d

Back

13w + 4d

Front

Which expression is equivalent to v + v + v + v + v?

Back

5v

Front

Simplify the expression: 3(2h + 3c + 2)

Back

6h + 9c + 6

Front

Paul rents a car for $30 a day. Which expression shows the relationship between the number of days Paul rents the car and the total dollars (t) he spends?

Back

30t

Front

Simplify: 3 + 12c - 4c

Back

8c + 3

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is a coefficient?

Back

A number that multiplies a variable.

Front

What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

Back

Identify and combine like terms.