Equivalent Expressions

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What is an equivalent expression?

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An equivalent expression is an expression that has the same value for all values of the variable(s) involved.

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Simplify the expression: 5(2x-3)-3x

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7x-15

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Simplify the expression: 3(2x+8)

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6x+24

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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Simplify the expression: 30x-24

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6(5x-4)

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Simplify the expression: 4(2x-5)+6x

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14x-20

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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 two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify the expression: 12x-16

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4(3x-4)

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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, which can be combined by adding or subtracting their coefficients.

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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The first step is to apply the distributive property if there are parentheses in the expression.