Simplifying Expressions

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Simplify: 20x - 27y - 38y + 29x

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49x - 65y

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Simplify: 2r - 2(7r + 8) - 4

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-12r - 20

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Simplify: y - 2x - 3y + 4x

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-2y + 2x

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Find the mistake in this problem: 3(x + 2) = 3x + 2.

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Should have multiplied the 3 with the 2.

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Simplify: 7 + 13y - 4

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13y + 3

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Definition: Like Terms

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Definition: Coefficient

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A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.

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Definition: Constant Term

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A term that does not contain any variables.

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Definition: Distributive Property

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a(b + c) = ab + ac; used to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a parenthesis.

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Example of Distributive Property: Simplify 3(2 + 4)

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3(2) + 3(4) = 6 + 12 = 18.