Simplifying Expressions

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What is the result of simplifying -12n - (-13n)?

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n

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What is the simplified form of r + 10r?

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11r

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Simplify the expression: 6 + 2(7x - 3)

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14x

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What is the result of -(-x + 2) - 4x?

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-3x - 2

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

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16 + 5b

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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

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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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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, used to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a parenthesis.

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression with parentheses?

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Apply the distributive property.

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What is the result of combining like terms: 3x + 5x?

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8x