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 performing operations to reduce 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 the expression: 9z - 21 - 3z + 10

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6z - 11

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What does it mean to distribute in algebra?

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Simplify the expression: 11(b - 3)

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11b - 33

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What is the result of combining the terms 6x + 9 - 6x - 9?

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0

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What is the distributive property?

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Simplify the expression: 5(2 - 7n)

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10 - 35n

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What is the first step in simplifying the expression 7y + 8 - 2y x 2?

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First, calculate the multiplication: 2y x 2 = 4y, then combine like terms.

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Simplify the expression: 7y + 8 - 4y

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3y + 8