Simplifying Expressions
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Objective
I can simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
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Explain in your own words what it means to "combine like terms" in an algebraic expression. Give an example of like terms and unlike terms.
Use the distributive property to simplify the expression: 3(2x + 5) - (x - 2). Show each step.
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Exit ticket
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“Simplify the expression: 4(x + 2) - 3(x - 1) Simplify the expression: -2(y - 5) + (y + 3) Simplify the expression: 5(z + 1) - 2(z + 4)”
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