Simplifying Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and reducing the expression to its simplest form.

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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.

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Simplify: 20y + 19y - 2x + 3x + 2

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x + 39y + 2

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What is the result of combining 2 apples + 7 oranges + 6 apples?

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8 apples + 7 oranges

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Simplify: 1y - 2x - 3y + 4x

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-2y - 2x

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What is the result of 3x - 5x?

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-2x

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Simplify: 13y + (-4) + 7

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13y + 3

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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What is the coefficient in the term 5x?

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The coefficient is 5, which is the number multiplying the variable x.

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What is the constant in the expression 4x + 7?

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The constant is 7, which is a term without a variable.