Equivalent expressions

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What are equivalent expressions?

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Expressions that have the same value for all values of the variable(s) involved.

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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.

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify: 3v + 7v + 9v

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19v

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Simplify: 7t - 3t + t - 3t

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2t

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Simplify: 10w + 3d + 3w + d

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13w + 4d

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How many terms are in the expression 5x + 3y - 2?

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3

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What is the coefficient in the term 4x?

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4

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Which expression is equivalent to 6(3y - 2y + 7)?

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6y + 42

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What is a term in an algebraic expression?

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A single mathematical expression that can be a number, variable, or the product of numbers and variables.