Expressions & Equations Review

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Simplify the expression: 9z - 21 - 3z + 10

Back

6z - 11

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Simplify the expression: 6 + 2(7x - 3)

Back

14x

Front

Solve for x: 3x - 9 = 33

Back

x = 14

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Simplify the expression: 3(10a + 5)

Back

30a + 15

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What is the first step to solve the equation: 11 - 3x = 44?

Back

Subtract 11 from both sides

Front

What is an expression?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like + and -) without an equality sign.

Front

What is an equation?

Back

A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac; it allows you to multiply a term by a sum.