Simplifying Expressions with Distributive Property

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Simplify the expression: 2(3x - 1) + 3(2x + 4)

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12x + 10

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Simplify the expression: 3(2x + 1) + 2(3x - 2)

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12x - 1

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A number with no variable is called a...

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Constant

Front

Simplify the expression: 5(2x - 3) + 4(3x + 1)

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22x - 11

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Simplify the expression: 3(x + 2)

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3x + 6

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What is the Distributive Property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac

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If a term has a coefficient of 0, what is the term?

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0 (zero) is the term.

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What is a coefficient?

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A number that multiplies a variable.

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Simplify the expression: 4(2x + 3) - 2(3x - 1)

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2x + 14

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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.