Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

Front

A variable can be _______?

Back

Any letter of the alphabet

Front

Simplify: 11y + 3(2y - 4)

Back

17y - 12

Front

Combine like terms: y + x + y + y + x

Back

2x + 3y

Front

Simplify the following expression: 2x + 7(x - 5) - 4

Back

9x - 39

Front

Simplify: 3(9 + 2d) + 4d

Back

27 + 10d

Front

What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

Combine like terms: 5a + 3a - 2a

Back

6a

Front

Simplify: 4(2x + 3) - 5

Back

8x + 7

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

To add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

Simplify: 2(3x + 4) + 5x

Back

11x + 8