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Identify Equivalent Expressions (Grade 6)

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Examples, solutions, videos, and lessons to help Grade 6 students learn to identify when two expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the two expressions name the same number regardless of which value is substituted into them).

For example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3 (2 + x) to produce the equivalent expression 6 + 3x; apply the distributive property to the expression 24x + 18y to produce the equivalent expression 6 (4x + 3y); apply properties of operations to y + y + y to produce the equivalent expression 3y
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Common Core: 6.EE.4

Suggested Learning Targets

  • I can use properties of operations to create equivalent expressions.
  • I can recognize when two expressions are equivalent.
  • I can prove (using various strategies) that two expressions are equivalent no matter what number is substituted.
Identify when two expressions are equivalent--Lesson 1 of 3 (Common Core Standard 6.EE.4)

Identify Equivalent Expressions (6.EE.4)
Expressions that are the same.
Ordering Terms
Distributive Property and Factoring



How to decide if expressions are equivalent? Math Equivalent Expressions CCSS 6 EE 4
Simplifying Expressions.

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