1. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
AIM: Combining Like Terms and
Distributive Property Stations
Do Now
Evaluate the following using the order of
operations.
-9( -1 + 4 ) - 2
2 9 3
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2. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Anticipatory Set
How do we combine like terms and use
the distributive property.
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3. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 1
Combine LikeTerms
A.) ‐15x + 2 ‐ 15 + 8x
B.) ‐6 ‐ 4.7x + 18 + 8.1x
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4. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 2
Distributive Property
A.) -5(2x - 7) B.) -9(x + 4)
C.) -2.3(-6x + 8) D.) -1.5(x - .2)
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5. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 3
Simplify the Expressions
1.) ( 25x – 9) + (-8x - 23)
3.) Subtract (-20x - 3) from (8x + 10)
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6. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 4
Combine LikeTerms
A.) ‐x + 13 – 4x – 13
B.) 14y ‐ 12 ‐5x + 7 ‐ 3y ‐ 16x
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7. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 5
Distributive Property
A.) 3(x - 15) B.) -11(-2x - 6)
C.) 5.5(-x - 9) D.) -3.5(12.1x + 10)
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8. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Station 6
Simplify the Expressions
1.) (-15x + 21) – (3x - 7)
2.) Subtract (13x + 14) from (-9x - 1)
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9. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Before You Leave
What are the key differences between
combining like terms and the distributive
property?
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10. Combine and Distribute Stations.notebook January 02, 2013
Homework
On Core Page 62 #1-4 all
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