Expressions Chapter Review

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What is the result of combining like terms in the expression (-m + 3) + (7m – 1)?

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6m + 2

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How do you simplify the expression 3(2x + 4) + 5x?

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11x + 12

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What does it mean to distribute in an expression?

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To distribute means to multiply each term inside the parentheses by the term outside the parentheses.

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What is the simplified form of the expression 3(2x + 4) + 5x?

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11x + 12

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How do you factor the expression 8x + 40?

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8(x + 5) is the factored form.

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What is the sum of the expressions (3w - 8) + (-6w - 4)?

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-3w - 12

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What are like terms in an algebraic expression?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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Simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means rewriting it as a product of its factors.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.