Unit 4 Test Review

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What is the process of combining like terms in an algebraic expression?

Back

Combining like terms involves adding or subtracting coefficients of terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify the expression: 3x - 5x.

Back

-2x

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What is the distributive property in algebra?

Back

The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

Front

Simplify the expression: 5(p - 6).

Back

5p - 30

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What is prime factorization?

Back

Prime factorization is the process of expressing a number as the product of its prime factors.

Front

What is the prime factorization of 45?

Back

3² x 5

Front

Can the expression 2 x 3 x 5^5 be a prime factorization of a number?

Back

Yes, because it consists only of prime numbers multiplied together.

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What is the order of operations in mathematics?

Back

The order of operations is a set of rules that dictates the sequence in which calculations are performed: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right), often abbreviated as PEMDAS.

Front

Evaluate the expression: (82 ÷ 2) × 3 – 17 + 5.

Back

111

Front

What is the result of multiplying a number by zero?

Back

The result is always zero.