Simplifying Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms, removing parentheses, and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4x^2 are not.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify: 12x + 8x^2 - 11x^2

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12x - 3x^2

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a set of parentheses.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: 19 - (3 - 5b)

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16 + 5b

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract coefficients of terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 3 + 5x + 8 - 2x

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11 + 3x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of applying the distributive property to -8(5b + 2)?

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-40b - 16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify: -8(5b + 2) - 7(b - 5)

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-47b - 19

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is the importance of parentheses in expressions?

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Parentheses indicate which operations should be performed first in an expression, following the order of operations.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C