Equivalent Expressions

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

A constant is a fixed value that does not change. In the expression 3x + 5, the constant is 5.

The simplified expression is -15n - 35.

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.

The simplified expression is 18x + 3y.

An equivalent expression is 2(18x + 12).

Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

The coefficient is the number in front of the variable. In this case, the coefficient of x is 3.

Using the Distributive Property, 5(x + 2) = 5x + 10.

The result is 36x + 28.