Adding and Subtracting Expressions

Front

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

Back

3x + 8

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Find (2x + 3) + (x + 4)

Back

3x + 7

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Simplify (5x - 6) - (x + 2)

Back

4x - 8

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Simplify (10x + 2) - (8x - 4)

Back

2x + 6

Front

Simplify (6x + 9) - (4x + 6)

Back

2x + 3

Front

What is the result of (a + b) + c?

Back

a + b + c (Associative Property of Addition)

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What is the result of a - (b + c)?

Back

a - b - c (Distributive Property of Subtraction)

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

Back

a + b = b + a (Order of addition does not matter)

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What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac (Distributing a term across a sum)

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

To add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.