Nunez PreAlgebra 4-4 Simplifying Variable Expressions

4-4 Simplifying Variable Expressions

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Things to keep in mind:

• An expression such as 5x + 7has two terms

• These terms are called LIKE TERMS

• Use Distributive Property to simplify like terms

• An expression is in its SIMPLIEST when it has no like terms and no parentheses

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Steps to Simplify

1. DISTRIBUTE

2. COMBINE LIKE TERMS

3. ORDER TERMS (FOLLOW ORDER OF OPERATIONS

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