Combining Like Terms and Distributing Review

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What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute the multiplication over addition.

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Simplify: 7(9n - 2)

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63n - 14

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Simplify: 2x + 1 + 7x

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9x + 1

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Simplify: 5a + 2a + 2a

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9a

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Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 3y - 7y

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5x - 4y

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Simplify: 8(x + 2)

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8x + 16

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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Identify and combine like terms.

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What is the result of distributing 4 over (x + 5)?

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4x + 20