Translating Algebraic Expressions

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What does GCF stand for?

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Greatest Common Factor

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What do "subtracted from" and "less than" indicate in algebra?

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They indicate that you need to reverse the order of the terms.

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Factor Completely: -9u + -81

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-9(u + 9)

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Translate: 5 more than the product of 7 and s

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7s + 5

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What is the GCF of the expression 3 + 9x?

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3

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What is an algebraic expression?

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A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols.

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What is a variable in algebra?

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A symbol, often a letter, that represents an unknown value.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms.

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What is a coefficient?

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A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the terms in parentheses.