Simplifying Linear Expressions 7th Grade

Front

Simplify: −10x − 4x

Back

−14x

Front

Simplify: 10a − 6a

Back

4a

Front

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses: (y − 8) 5

Back

5y - 40

Front

Simplify: 3a + 3b + 6b

Back

3a + 9b

Front

Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 21 and 12.

Back

3

Front

What is a linear expression?

Back

An expression that can be written in the form ax + b, where a and b are constants.

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

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

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the terms in parentheses.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

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

Front

How do you combine like terms?

Back

Add or subtract the coefficients of like terms.