{"id":3909,"date":"2022-01-28T16:59:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/company\/?page_id=3909"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T13:32:32","slug":"how-to-write-equivalent-expressions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/learn\/how-to-write-equivalent-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Equivalent Expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1633364343825{background-image: url(https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-min-scaled.jpg?id=2121) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_id=”bg-sec”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”faaaq”][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”topheadingg”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”2283″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]\n
How to Write Equivalent Expressions<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Concept[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If two algebraic expressions are equivalent, then the two expressions have the same value.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Rules[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Rewrite the expression using the distributive property<\/a>.
\na. Find the greatest common factor (GCF)<\/a> to be distributed.
\nb. Put the GCF outside of the parenthesis with the other terms inside.
\na x b + a x c = a(b + c)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Example[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Use the distributive property to write the equivalent expression.<\/strong><\/span>
\n10 x 3 + 10 x 2<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Solution[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]10<\/strong> is the GCF to be distributed to each value in the parenthesis.
\nPut the GCF (10<\/strong>) outside of the parenthesis with the other terms inside.
\nAnswer: 10(3 + 2) <\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Practice How to Write Equivalent Expressions[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n
Practice Problem 1<\/h5>\n

Select the expression being modeled.<\/strong><\/span>
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Practice Problem 2<\/h5>\n

Select the expression that is equivalent.<\/strong><\/span>
\n2 \u00d7 3.5 – 2 \u00d7 5.3<\/strong>
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Practice Problem 3<\/h5>\n

Select the expression that is equivalent.<\/strong><\/span>
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\n\"How<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/7th-grade\/the-distributive-property”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1633369011398{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”stickynotee”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2265″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1633509989314{border-radius: 10px !important;}” el_class=”stickypin”][vc_column_text]Equivalent expressions<\/strong> are expressions that work the same even though they look different.<\/p>\n

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) <\/strong>– is the largest positive integer that divides evenly into all numbers with zero remainders.<\/p>\n

Distributive Property<\/strong> \u2013 to multiply a sum or difference by a number, multiply each term inside the parentheses by the number outside the parentheses.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”boxxborder2″]Pre-requisite Skill<\/strong><\/span>
\nDistributive Property of Multiplication<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”boxxborder2″ css=”.vc_custom_1635234329389{border-top-width: 7px !important;border-right-width: 7px !important;border-bottom-width: 7px !important;border-left-width: 7px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;border-left-color: #333399 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #333399 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #333399 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #333399 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 35px !important;}”]Related Skills<\/strong><\/span>
\nWrite Expressions and Number Sentences<\/span><\/a>
\nEvaluate Variable Expressions-addition and subtraction<\/span><\/a>
\nWrite Variable Expressions – Word Problems<\/span><\/a>
\nEvaluate Expressions (Multiplication and Division)<\/span><\/a>
\nAlgebra: Variables and Expressions<\/span><\/a>
\nEvaluate Algebraic Expressions<\/span><\/a>
\nWrite Algebraic Expressions<\/span><\/a>
\nSimplifying Complex Algebraic Expressions<\/span><\/a>
\nAdd Linear Expressions<\/span><\/a>
\nSubtract Linear Expressions<\/span><\/a>
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