Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce an expression to its simplest form.

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parentheses.

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Simplify: 6x + 3(-2 - x) - 4

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3x - 10

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Simplify: 5(2 - 7n)

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10 - 35n

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What is a coefficient in an expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor that multiplies a variable in an expression.

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What is a constant in an expression?

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A constant is a fixed value that does not change, represented by a number without a variable.

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Simplify: -5(y - 6) + 4

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-5y + 34

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Simplify: 5(y + 6) + 4

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5y + 34

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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The first step is to apply the distributive property if there are parentheses in the expression.