Simplifying Expressions/Distributive Property

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What is the result of combining the like terms 5n and 11n?

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16n

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How do you simplify the expression -3a - 5a + 4?

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-8a + 4

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What is the term for the number in front of a variable that indicates how much to multiply the variable by?

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Coefficient

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What are terms called that have the same variable and can be combined?

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Like Terms

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How do you simplify the expression 10x - 3(2x + 8)?

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4x - 24

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What is the distributive property?

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

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform any operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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What is an example of like terms?

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3x and 5x are like terms because they both contain the variable x.

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What is the first step in simplifying the expression 4(2x + 3) + 6?

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Distribute the 4 to both terms inside the parentheses: 8x + 12 + 6.

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What is the result of simplifying the expression 7y - 2y + 3y?

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8y.