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Simplify Variable Expressions Using Properties

Use the distributive property first, then combine like x-terms while keeping the constant term and negative signs correct.

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What are we learning?

These expressions combine two skills: distribute the bracket, then combine like terms. The order matters because you need to create the outside x-term before it can combine with the other x-term.