Simplifying and Evaluating Expressions

Front

Simplify: 7x - 14 - 2(4x + 8)

Back

-x - 30

Front

Evaluate: d(-7 - s), when d = -5 and s = -2

Back

25

Front

Evaluate: x - r - (-1); when x = 1, and r = 7

Back

-5

Front

Simplify: -6 - 6p + 6 - 8p

Back

-14p

Front

Evaluate: bc + 5a when a = 3, b = 4, and c = -6

Back

-9

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is the value of x in the equation 2x + 3 = 11?

Back

x = 4

Front

What is the first step in evaluating an expression?

Back

Substitute the values of the variables.