Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions means to combine like terms and reduce the expression to its 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, 2x and 3x are like terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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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 parenthesis.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Factor the expression: 5x + 15

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5(x + 3)

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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

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means to break it down into simpler expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression.

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Simplify: 8(x + 5) - 4(x + 4)

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4x + 24

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Add these expressions: (x + 5) + (2x + 10)

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3x + 15

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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What is the result of combining like terms: -4x + 2x + 3x?

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1x or x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is an expression?

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An expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like +, -, *, /) that represents a value.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B