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Combining Like Terms

Grade 6Math45 min

Learning Objective

I can combine like terms to simplify algebraic expressions.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property - Next Level Problems

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Simplify the expression: 7x + 3 - 2x + 5 Simplify the expression: 4y - 2 + 6y - 1 - y ”

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