Simplifying Expressions with Distribution

Simplifying Expressions with Distribution

7th Grade · Math · 5 min

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Learning Objective

I can use the distributive property to simplify algebraic expressions.

  • 1

    The distributive property helps remove parentheses within algebraic expressions.

  • 2

    When using the distributive property with subtraction, you can treat the term as negative to include the sign in distribution.

  • 3

    When distributing, remember that a negative times a negative is a positive.