Evaluate the equivalence of expressions. A helpful video walks through the process of simplifying two expressions. Using values for the variables, the presentation evaluates the original expression and the simplified expression to show they are equivalent.

Concepts

simplifying, simplifying expressions, algebraic expressions, combining like terms, like terms, evaluating expressions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Review the Order of Operations before showing the examples
• Use other values for the variables to truly confirm the expressions are equivalent

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should be comfortable with operating with integers

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses colored underlining to show like terms
• Shows each step of arithmetic in the evaluating process

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.EE.A.3 6.EE.A.4 HSA-SSE.A.2 MP6 MP7