Distributing+and+Combining+like+terms.

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 * Distributive Property: a(b+c) = ab + ac
 * Example: 2(4 - 6c) = 2(4) - 2(6c) = 8 - 12c
 * Combining Like Terms
 * Numbers such as 3, -4 or .5 are constants. They are like terms and can be added.
 * Example: 3 + (-7) = -4


 * Terms such as 5j and 6j both have the same variable, so they are like terms.
 * 5j + 6j = 11j
 * 5j + 6m **does not** equal 11jm
 * 5j + 6m is in simplest form.