Expressions Practice

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What is an expression in mathematics?

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

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform any operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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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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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 each term inside a parenthesis.

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Simplify: 2x + 3x + 5 + 2

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5x + 7

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Use the Distributive Property to simplify: 3(2c - 5)

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6c - 15

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5n + 1 + n + 5 - 2n

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4n + 6

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Use the Distributive Property to simplify: 2(3v - 8)

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6v - 16

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What is a variable in an expression?

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A variable is a symbol (often a letter) that represents an unknown value in an expression or equation.