Simplifying Expressions TeacherTwins©2015
x + 6 4a + 6ab + 7b 1.1x + 6.7y + 4x2
Example 1: Simplify x + x + x + x + x 5x
Example 2: Simplify 2(x + 6) + 3x 2x + 12 + 3x 5x + 12 Do the distributive property to simplify first. 2x + 12 + 3x 5x + 12 Combine like terms.
Example 3: Simplify 5(2x - 6) + 14x + 50 Distribute 10x – 30 + 14x + 50 Combine like terms 24x + 20
Practice Simplify g + g + g 3(a + 5) + 2a + 7 9(3x – 8) + 100 5(2x – 5) + 4x 3g 5a + 22 27x + 28 14x - 25
Closure Explain to someone who was absent how to simplify 2x + 6(3x + 8) – 5.