Week 7 Vocabulary

Week 7 Vocabulary

Distributive Property

• A mathematical property is a rule that applies to a given set

• The distributive property is a property in which a number outside of the parentheses is multiplied (or distributed) to the terms inside the parentheses.

Poll

Which number will be distributed? 2(3x+4)

• 2

• 3x

• 4

Poll

Which number will be distributed? (5x+6-3)7

• 5x

• 6

• 3

• 7

Poll

Which number will be distributed? x(5+y)

• x

• 5

• y

Combine Like Terms

• Like terms are terms that have the same variable. Terms with no variables are like terms with other terms without variables.

• Combine like terms means to simplify by adding and subtracting like terms.

Poll

2x+y+4x-4 ... What like terms can be combined with 2x?

• y

• 4x

• 4

• Nothing!

Poll

5y+9-7x+10y ... What like terms can be combined with 5y?

• 9

• 7x

• 10y

• Nothing!

Poll

3+5k-6y+4k ... What like terms can be combined with 3?

• 5k

• 6y

• 4k

• Nothing!

Multiple Choice

What should you use to simplify ... 3(8x-10)

• The Distributive Property

• Combine Like Terms

Multiple Choice

What should you use to simplify ... 4x+8x-3+2x

• The Distributive Property

• Combine Like Terms