6th Grade Simplify Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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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. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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Simplify the expression: 3a + 2 + a

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4a + 2

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Simplify the expression: 19 - (3 - 5b)

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16 + 5b

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 6 + 7x

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10x + 6

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Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 3y - 7y

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5x - 4y

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Simplify the expression: -6x + 4(-x - 3)

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-10x - 12

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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 a set of 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 and exponent.

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

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x + 8