Simplifying Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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Simplify the expression: 19 - (3 - 5b)

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16 + 5b

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. They can be combined by adding or subtracting their coefficients.

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Simplify the expression: 5n + 11n

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16n

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What does it mean to distribute in algebra?

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To distribute means to multiply a term by each term inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify the expression: 5(a + 6)

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5a + 30

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What is the distributive property?

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

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Simplify the expression: 3(9a + 2) + 5(2a - 4)

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37a - 14

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What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor that multiplies a variable in an algebraic expression.

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Simplify the expression: 0.5y + 2.3y - 8 - 2

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2.8y - 10