Apply the Distributive Property to Remove the Parentheses, Then Simplify

question 290

Short Answer

Apply the distributive property to remove the parentheses, then simplify each side before using the addition property of equality. Then find the solution for the equation. __________

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Definitions:

Directive Approach

A therapeutic strategy where the therapist provides explicit suggestions or guidance to clients about how to think or behave.

Selective Abstraction

A cognitive distortion that involves focusing only on certain negative details of an event while ignoring other positive information.

Dichotomous Thinking

A cognitive distortion involving seeing situations in two categories, such as all good or all bad, without acknowledging the complexity or the spectrum in between.

Overgeneralizing

The cognitive distortion of applying one experience's outcome to others, even when it is not applicable or warranted.