Combining Like Terms with Distributive Property

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify: 14 - 3(4n - 1)

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-12n + 17

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify: 4(5 + 3g)

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20 + 12g

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If b represents the number of baseball cards Pete has, how many does Perry have if he has 17 fewer?

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b - 17

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Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

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9v + 14

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What is a like term?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power, such as 3x and 5x.

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Simplify: 20n + 4 + 5 + 7n

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27n + 9

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What is the first step in using the Distributive Property?

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The first step is to multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

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What is the result of combining like terms in the expression 3x + 4x?

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7x