Simplifying Expressions

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Simplify: 6x + 9 - 6x - 9

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0

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Factor: 12x - 20

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4(3x - 5)

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Simplify: 3(2x + 4) + 5x

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11x + 12

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Evaluate 2a + 4b if a = 10 and b = 6

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44

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Factor: 33x − 55y + 77z

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11(3x − 5y + 7z)

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What is an expression?

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A combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like + and -) without an equality sign.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac; it allows you to multiply a single term by each term in a parenthesis.

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What is factoring in algebra?

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The process of breaking down an expression into simpler components that can be multiplied together.