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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Simplify: -6k + 7k

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k

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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 each term inside a parenthesis.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 10 - 5(9n - 9)

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55 - 45n

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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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Simplifying an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and performing any operations.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: x(w - y - z)

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xw - xy - xz

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: (2x - 3y + 5g)5

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10x - 15y + 25g

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining 5Z and 11Z?

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16Z

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1