Combining Like Terms and Distributing Warm Up

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What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

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

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

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5x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining the like terms in the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x?

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9x + 1

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of the expression: 3x - 5x?

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-2x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the first step in simplifying the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v?

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Combine the constant terms (2 + 12) and the like terms (7v + 2v).

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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 and exponent.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is the simplified form of the expression: 4x + 3x - 2x?

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5x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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If you have the expression 10y - 4y + 6, what is the simplified result?

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6y + 6

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does the distributive property state?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3