Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce an expression to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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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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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: 3(5 + 3x) - 4x

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5x + 15

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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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 term by a sum.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 6b + 7b - 10

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13b - 10

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 6 + 2(7x - 3)

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14x

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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: 4a + 9 + a

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5a + 9

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the purpose of simplifying expressions?

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The purpose is to make expressions easier to work with and understand, especially in solving equations.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1