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Rearranging expressions

Algebra is a language and this is a conversation class!

Expressions...
All the terms make an expression

3x

+2y

+5x

-3y

-x

Draw a circle round each term...

Terms...
Put the sign on the first term
Each term has a sign, number, and a letter

+3x

+2y

+5x

-3y
Could be -1x

-x

Rearrange terms...
Collect all the x terms and y terms together Never split a term!

+3x

+2y

+5x

-3y

-x

Rearrange terms...

+3x

+5x

-x

+2y

-3y

Total up the xs and ys...

Rearrange terms...

7x-y

+7x

-y

Drop sign on first term

Your turn
Work in pairs One person shuffle term cards and make expression Other person talks thru rearrangement and adding up Swap over

Donkeys and carrots....

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