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MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Number
Properties &
Equivalent
Expressions

Unit 11

Distributive Property &
Algebraic Expressions

CCSS: 6.EE.A.3

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Lesson 7

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MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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UNIT 11: ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How do properties of numbers allow us to produce
equivalent expressions?

Why are equivalent expressions useful?

How can we use expressions in the real-world?

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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Students can identify equivalent expressions.

Students simplify expressions by distributing and
combining like terms.

Draw

draw answers on slide

MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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Warm-Up: Review Simplifying

MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

When we “simplify” expressions, we need to:

1. Distribute to remove all grouping symbols.

2. Combine any like terms.

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

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I Do: Simplifying Expressions

MATH 6 | LESSON 11.7 | DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY & ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

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You Do: Simplifying Expressions

Work on the provided
worksheet. Simplify the
expressions.

When you have all 5 done,
check your answers with
another student that is
completed with theirs too!

Order to Simplify:

1.) Distribute.
2.) Combine Like Terms.
3.) Rewrite final expression.