SOTW Simplifying and Evaluating Expressions

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Evaluate: bc + 5a when a = 3, b = 4, and c = -6

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-9

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Evaluate: d(-7 - s) when d = -5 and s = -2

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25

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Evaluate: x - r - (-1) when x = 1 and r = 7

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-5

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Simplify: -6 - 6p + 6 - 8p

Back

-14p

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Simplify: 7x - 14 - 2(4x + 8)

Back

-x - 30

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What is an expression in mathematics?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like +, -, *, /) that represents a value.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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

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What are like terms?

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Terms in an expression that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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A property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

Front

What is the value of x in the equation 2x + 3 = 11?

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x = 4