Combining Like Terms - Distributive Property

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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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 single term by each term inside a parentheses.

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

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2a + 2b + 4

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Simplify: r + 10r

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11r

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Combine Like Terms: 30 + 80k + 9k + 27

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57 + 89k

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Simplify: 6x + 12x + 3y

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18x + 3y

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Simplify the expression: 9(2g + 3)

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18g + 27

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group the like terms together.

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How do you apply the Distributive Property to 4(2x + 5)?

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4(2x + 5) = 8x + 20.

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What is the result of combining 7y + 3y?

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10y.