Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and reducing expressions to their simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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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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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: 8x + 2 + 10x + 1

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18x + 3

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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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 each term inside a parenthesis.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 9z - 21 - 3z + 10

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6z - 11

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 6(x - 2)

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6x - 12

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: 3x + 4 + 5x + 3

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8x + 7

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting the coefficients of like terms to simplify an expression.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 5(2 - 7n)

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10 - 35n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3