IXL | Use the distributive property and combine like terms | 6th grade math

Simplify the expression:

3

(

5

+

2

g

)

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question

Simplify the expression:

2

(

8

+

4

y

)

key idea

Like terms are terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers.

To add like terms, add their coefficients.

solution

Apply the distributive property:

2

(

8

+

4

y

)

=

2

(

8

)

+

2

(

4

y

)

=

16

+

8

y

Put the terms in order from highest power to lowest power:

8

y

+

16

There are no like terms to combine.

The answer is

8

y

+

16

.

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Lesson: The distributive property

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