Simplifying Expressions
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 4 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. 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.
2. Use the distributive property to simplify the expression: 3(2x + 5) - (x - 2). Show each step.
3. Simplify the following expression: -4(y - 3) + 2(3y + 1) - 5.
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