Distributing and Simplifying Expressions

Miss Feliz guides students through simplifying expressions using the distributive property. The lesson begins with a 'Do Now' exercise, followed by a review. Students tackle challenge problems involving multiple distributions and complex expressions. The session concludes with a real-life application of finding the area of a rectangle using the distributive property.

What is the first step in simplifying the expression given in the 'Do Now' activity?

• Combine like terms

• Factor the expression

• Use the distributive property

• Add all coefficients

After distributing in the 'Do Now' activity, what is the next step?

• Divide by the highest coefficient

• Combine like terms

• Subtract constants

• Multiply coefficients

What makes the challenge problems different from the 'Do Now' activity?

• They involve division

• They require factoring

• They use only addition

• They have multiple sets of parentheses

In challenge problem 1, what is the result of distributing 3 to the terms inside the parentheses?

• 14x + 10

• 10x + 14

• 15x + 12

• 12x + 15

What is the final simplified expression for challenge problem 1?

• 12x + 9

• 14x + 8

• 14x + 7

• 15x + 7

In challenge problem 2, what is the result of distributing 4 to the terms inside the first set of parentheses?

• 20x - 5

• 24x - 4

• 22x - 6

• 18x - 3

What is the final simplified expression for challenge problem 2?

• 60x + 20

• 58x + 22

• 59x + 21

• 59x + 25

What should students do after attempting the practice problems on their own?

• Ask a friend for help

• Submit their answers

• Check the solutions in the video

• Redo the problems

In the practice problem review, what is the result of distributing 2 to 11x?

• 18x

• 24x

• 20x

• 22x

What is the final simplified expression for the first practice problem?

• 25x + 13

• 24x + 12

• 26x + 14

• 23x + 11