6.EE.A.4
Identify when expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the expressions name the same number regardless of which value is substituted into them). For example, the expression 5b + 3b is equivalent to (5 +3)b, which is equivalent to 8b.
Example Problems
Simplify the following expression:
Simplify the following expression:
Simplify the following expression:
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