{6th Grade} Chapter 6- Combining Like Terms

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

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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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Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x

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9x + 1

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What is the result of x + x + x + x + x?

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5x

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a factor across terms inside parentheses.

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Use the distributive property to simplify: 5(2x - 8)

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10x - 40

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Simplify the expression: 12(3 + m) - 5m

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36 + 7m

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What is the result of 5(a + 6)?

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5a + 30

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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, such as 3x and 5x.

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How do you simplify the expression: 4x + 3x?

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7x

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group the like terms together.