Distributing and Combining Like Terms

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What is the process of combining like terms in an expression?

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Combining like terms involves adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. This simplifies the expression.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 8a + 6 + 1 + 8a - 3b + b

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16a - 2b + 7

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to distribute in mathematics?

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Distributing means multiplying a single term by each term inside a set of parentheses.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify the expression: -4(-4d - 5)

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16d + 20

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is a like term?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power, such as 3x and 5x.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: 3x - (x - 6) - 12

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2x - 6

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a term by a sum.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify the expression: 2(4 + 9w)

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8 + 18w

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is the result of distributing -3 in the expression -3(2c - 5)?

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-6c + 15

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What are coefficients in an algebraic expression?

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Coefficients are the numerical factors in front of variables, such as 4 in 4x.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B