Equivalent Expressions Practice

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What are equivalent expressions?

Back

Expressions that have the same value for all values of the variable(s) involved.

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What is the distributive property?

Back

A property that states 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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Simplify: 5(x + 2)

Back

5x + 10

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Which expression is equivalent to 3(x + 4)?

Back

3x + 12

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What does it mean for two expressions to be NOT equivalent?

Back

It means that there exists at least one value of the variable(s) for which the two expressions do not yield the same result.

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Simplify: 15 + 8x + 3 + 2x

Back

18 + 10x

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What is the result of 9(x + 3)?

Back

9x + 27

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Identify the non-equivalent expression: 9(x + 3), 9x + 27, 9x + 3, 9(3 + x)

Back

9x + 3

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What is the value of 0 + 7?

Back

7

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Which expression does NOT belong: 3 + 0, 1(6), 8(1), 0 + 5, 2(0)

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2(0) because it equals 0.