removing brackets

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What does it mean to remove brackets in an expression?

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Removing brackets involves applying the distributive property to eliminate parentheses, allowing for simplification of the expression.

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Expand the expression: 2(x + 2)

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2x + 4

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Expand the expression: 3(2y - 4)

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6y - 12

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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 set of parentheses.

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Simplify the expression: 5(x + 3) - 2(x + 1)

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3x + 13

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Expand and simplify: 4(2t - 5)

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8t - 20

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What is the result of simplifying 6(x - 2)?

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6x - 12

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Expand the expression: 7(1 - 3x)

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7 - 21x

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What do you get when you simplify 2(x + 2) - 2(x + 3)?

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-2

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Simplify the expression: 8 - 2(3 - x)

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2 + 2x