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 as another expression for all values of the variables involved.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.4

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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 reduce it to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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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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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 7(3a + 4b)

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21a + 28b

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 4(x + 6)

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4x + 24

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Combine like terms: 3x + 5 + 7x + 2

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10x + 7

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Combine like terms: 6y + 22y + y

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29y

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Combine like terms: 3a² + 6a + 5a²

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8a² + 6a

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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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.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B