How to Simplify an Expression: A Beginner's Guide | Algebraic Expressions | Math with Mr. J

Welcome to How to Simplify an Expression with Mr. J! Need help with how to simplify algebraic expressions? You're in the right place!
Whether you're just starting out, or need a quick refresher, this is the video for you if you're looking for help with simplifying algebraic expressions. Mr. J will go through examples of how to simplify algebraic expressions and explain the steps of simplifying algebraic expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
✅ Chapters and Timestamps
00:00 - Intro to Combining Like Terms
10:34 - Combining Like Terms
24:50 - Intro to the Distributive Property
32:16 - Distributive Property
38:04 - Simplifying Expressions Using the Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms (Part 1)
45:00 - Simplifying Expressions Using the Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms (Part 2)
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