Simplifying Equations and Combining Like Terms

Use the distributive property and combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression of:
8c + 9(c  + 2)

• 17c + 16

• 8c + 16

• 17c + 2

• 17c + 18

Figure out what n equals in this equation:
6n + 4 = -26

• n=-6

• n= -5

• n= 8

• n= -4

____ are terms with the same variables raised to the same power.

• equivalent equations

• equivalent expressions

• inverse operations

• like terms

Each part of an expression is called a ___. They are separated by operations such as + and -.

• solution

• solving an equation

• term

• two-step equation

The process of using the distributive property to remove parentheses and combining like terms is called ____.

• SADMEP

• simplest form

• simplifying the expression

• solution

In an equation, the process of simplifying an equation using mathematical operations

• equality

• equation

• combining like terms

• expression

If x = 12 − s and y = 5s + 6, which of the following expresses y in terms of x?

• 66 − 5x

• 66 − x

• 60 + 5x

• 66 + x

• 66 + 5x

Shows that two expressions are equal

• equality

• equation

• combining like terms

• expression

What is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations?

• -4

• -1.8

• 8

• 10

• 14