Flashcard 4 Distributive property and simplifying expressions

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Simplify the expression using the Distributive Property: -2(3m + 9)

Back

-6m - 18

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Simplify the expression using the Distributive Property: 9(2x + 2y)

Back

18x + 18y

Front

Simplify the expression using the Distributive Property: 8(4b - 5)

Back

32b - 40

Front

What is the equivalent expression for e(f + g)?

Back

ef + eg

Front

Simplify the expression: -6(y – 1) + 7

Back

-6y + 13

Front

What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

If a = 3 and b = 4, what is the value of 2(a + b)?

Back

14

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and applying operations.

Front

What is a like term?

Back

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

Front

Simplify: 5(2x + 3) - 4x

Back

6x + 15