Equations and Expression Test Review

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Solve for y: 5x - y = 16

Back

y = 5x - 16

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Define absolute value.

Back

The distance of a number from zero.

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Evaluate: m + n − n ÷ 5; use m = 3, and n = 5

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7

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Solve: 11a + 9(a + 6) = 6(11a + 9)

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0

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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What is an equation?

Back

A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.

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What is an expression?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operators without an equality sign.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and performing operations.

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac; it allows you to multiply a single term by each term in a sum.