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6.EE.3 (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 6.EE.3
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 6
Domain: Expressions and Equations

Cluster:
Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Standard:
Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. 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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