Simplifying Algebraic Expressions (CLT/DP/Fact)

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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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What does it mean to simplify an algebraic expression?

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To simplify an algebraic expression means to combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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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 a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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The first step is to apply the distributive property: multiply 2.5 by each term inside the parentheses.