Equivalent Expressions

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What are equivalent expressions?

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Expressions that have the same value for all values of the variable(s) involved.

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Simplify: 6x + 12x + 3y

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18x + 3y

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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

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Simplify: -n - 5(-6 - 7n)

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34n + 30

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What is a like term?

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

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Simplify: 3(6x - 5)

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18x - 15

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What is the distributive property?

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

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Simplify: 2(3a + 8) - 5

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6a + 11

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What is a coefficient in an expression?

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A numerical factor in a term of an expression.

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Simplify: 3(9 + 2d) + 4d

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27 + 10d