Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions means to combine like terms and 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, 3a and 5a are like terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a number that is multiplied by a variable in an expression. For example, in 5x, 5 is the coefficient.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract the coefficients of like terms to simplify the expression.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 4a + 9 + a

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5a + 9

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 2k + 3b + 4k + 2b

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6k + 5b

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the coefficient in the expression 5x - 9?

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5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: 7 + 3(1 - 2x)

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10 - 6x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Add these expressions: (x + 5) + (2x + 10)

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3x + 15

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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What is an expression in mathematics?

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An expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like +, -, *, /) that represents a value.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B