Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

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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.

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Simplify: 3x + 4x

Back

7x

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Simplify: 2a + 3b - a + 5

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a + 3b + 5

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What is a constant in an expression?

Back

A constant is a fixed value that does not change, such as the number 5 in the expression 3x + 5.

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Simplify: 4(3x + 2)

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12x + 8

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Which of the following is equivalent to 7(2x + 1)? Options: 14x + 7, 14x + 1, 7x + 2, 7x + 1

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14x + 7

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What is the first step in using the distributive property?

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The first step is to multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

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Simplify: 5(2x + 3)

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10x + 15

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What do you get when you combine 6y and -2y?

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4y