Making Equivalent Expressions

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Which expression is equivalent to: 6m − m?

Back

5m

Front

Which expression is equivalent to 3x + 5 + 7x + 2?

Back

10x + 7

Front

How many terms are in the expression 5x + 9 - 4b?

Back

3

Front

In the expression 15v - 13r, what are v and r called?

Back

variables

Front

Choose the equivalent expression for 8c + 4 - 2c + 5.

Back

6c + 9

Front

What is an equivalent expression?

Back

An expression that has the same value as another expression for all values of the variable.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

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

Front

What is a coefficient?

Back

A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.

Front

What is the process of combining like terms?

Back

Adding or subtracting coefficients of like terms to simplify an expression.

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and eliminating parentheses.