Distribute and Combine Like Terms Handout 9-19

Mr. H demonstrates simplifying expressions with variables and constants, utilizing boxes and circles, a number line and the distributive property.
He emphasizes the importance of combining like terms and using the distributive property to eliminate parentheses.
Mr. H introduces the area model as an alternative method for simplifying expressions with parentheses, highlighting its visual representation of multiplication.
Mr. H emphasizes the need to eliminate parentheses using the distributive property BEFORE you can use boxes and circles.