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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
This topic deals with simplifying algebraic expressions using addition and subtraction, combining like terms.
Sample problem:
Simplify -3x + 2y + 6 -x -4
This topic aligns to the following state standards
Grade 8: * Use physical models to add and subtract monomials and polynomials, and to multiply a polynomial by a monomial.
Grade 7: * Represent and solve problem situations that can be modeled by and solved using concepts of absolute value, exponents and square roots (for perfect squares).
Grade 8: * Apply order of operations to simplify expressions and perform computations involving integer exponents and radicals.
Grade 9: * Simplify rational expressions by eliminating common factors and applying properties of integer exponents.
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