Distribute and Combine Like Terms Equations

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What is the Distributive Property?

Back

The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify the expression: 5(2x + 3)

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10x + 15

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 4x + 5

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7x + 5

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What is a like term?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power, such as 2x and 5x.

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Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 11

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x = 4

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What is the first step in solving the equation 3x + 5 = 20?

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Subtract 5 from both sides to isolate the term with x.

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Simplify the expression: 4(3x + 2) - 2x

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10x + 8

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and applying the distributive property.

Front

Solve for x: 2x + 3x + 4 = 44

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x = 8