Learning Goal
Part of: Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions — 3 of 4 cluster items
Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions
**6.EE.A.3** Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. For example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3(2 + x) to produce the equivalent expression 6 + 3x; apply the distributive property to the expression 24x + 18y to produce the equivalent expression 6(4x + 3y); apply properties of operations to y + y + y to produce the equivalent expression 3y.
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6.EE.A.3 Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. For example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3(2 + x) to produce the equivalent expression 6 + 3x; apply the distributive property to the expression 24x + 18y to produce the equivalent expression 6(4x + 3y); apply properties of operations to y + y + y to produce the equivalent expression 3y.
What you'll learn
- Apply the distributive property to expand expressions of the form a(b + c) and a(b + c + d), producing equivalent expressions in expanded form
- Apply the distributive property in reverse to factor expressions by identifying the GCF of all terms, producing equivalent expressions in factored form
- Identify like terms and combine them by adding or subtracting their coefficients, simplifying expressions such as y + y + y to 3y
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