Distribution and Combining Like Terms Review

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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: (5k - 10) 9

Back

45k - 90

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

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5x - 4y

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Simplify: 9(p + 4) - 3p - 8

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6p + 28

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Combine like terms: 3m + 4 + 5m - 1

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8m + 3

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group all 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 reduce it to its simplest form.

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Simplify: 8x^2 + 5x + 2y + x

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8x^2 + 6x + 2y

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What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

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The coefficient is 7, which is the number multiplying the variable x.