Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

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Simplify the expression: 6(2a+5b)+3(a-8b)

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15a + 6b

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Use the distributive property to simplify the expression: 9(2g + 3)

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18g + 27

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Simplify the expression: 8(2x+3)-13

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16x + 11

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What are terms that have the same variable and can be combined called?

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Like Terms

Front

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

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2a + 2b + 4

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

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Simplify the expression: 4(3x + 2) - 5x

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7x + 8

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What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A number that multiplies a variable.

Front

Combine like terms: 7x + 3y - 2x + 5y

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5x + 8y

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form.