combining like terms and 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.

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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 two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify by combining like terms: -14w + 8 + 9w - 2

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-5w + 6

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Apply the distributive property: 6(x + y + 7)

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6x + 6y + 42

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Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

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11x

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Which of the following is equivalent to 4(2x + 3)?

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8x + 12

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

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2a + 2b + 4

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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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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform any operations to make the expression as concise as possible.

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If you have 2x + 3x, what is the simplified form?

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5x