Combine Like Terms/Distribute Practice

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

Back

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

Back

14x

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What is the distributive property?

Back

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

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Simplify the expression: 10(b + 3)

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10b + 30

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power, such as 3x and 5x.

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Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

Back

9v + 14

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What is the result of distributing 7 into (y + 9)?

Back

7y + 63

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Simplify the expression: 2(4 + 9w)

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8 + 18w

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression with parentheses?

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The first step is to apply the distributive property to eliminate the parentheses.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form, combining like terms and performing any operations.