Simplifying expressions (6A) 7th grade standards review

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What does it mean to distribute in algebra?

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Distributing means multiplying a term outside of parentheses by each term inside the parentheses. For example, in the expression 4(x + 5), you would multiply 4 by both x and 5, resulting in 4x + 20.

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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 parentheses.

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Distribute the 3 and the 2 to the terms inside the parentheses.

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is an example of combining like terms?

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