DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE

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What is distribution in mathematics?

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Distribution is a property that allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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What is the distributive property formula?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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Simplify: 4(x - 5)

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4x - 20

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Simplify: 9(2g + 3)

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18g + 27

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Simplify: 3(a - 10)

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3a - 30

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Simplify: 5(y - 1)

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5y - 5

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Simplify: 4(k + 7)

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4k + 28

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by performing operations and combining like terms.

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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.

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What is a variable in algebra?

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A variable is a symbol, usually a letter, that represents one or more numbers.