like terms

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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. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, you add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, -6k + 7k = 1k or k.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the coefficient in the term 4x?

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The coefficient is the number in front of the variable. In 4x, the coefficient is 4.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: -6k + 7k

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k

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: (20a + 14b + 30c) divided by 2

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10a + 7b + 15c

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 4P + 2P

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6P

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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. It allows 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: 9w + 10(6w - 1)

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69w - 10

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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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 perform any operations to make the expression as simple as possible.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 10 - 5(9n - 9)

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55 - 45n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3