Distributive Property & combining Like terms

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What is the Distributive Property?

Back

The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify: 9(2g + 3)

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18g + 27

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

Simplify: 3(9 + 2d) + 4d

Back

27 + 10d

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What is a like term?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent.

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Simplify: 2(c - 8)

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2c - 16

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What is the first step in using the Distributive Property?

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The first step is to multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

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Simplify: 6(x + 3y)

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6x + 18y

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What is the result of combining 5x and 3x?

Back

8x

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What is the result of combining 4y and -2y?

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2y