Question

simplify

4[3-(1-6)^3]

Answer 1

4[3 - (-5)^3]

4[3 +125]

4[128] = 512

Answer 2

please go tell your math teacher that the word is not "simplify"

Answer 3

Evaluate

Answer 4

compute maybe
find the number
what is ___?
or as hero said
evaluate
god not wonder people get confused

Answer 5

When you have a variable then "simplify" would be a appropriate.

Answer 6

even Find

Answer 7

@brandon
like hell

Answer 8

Haha

Answer 9

what does "simplify"
\[(x-2)(x+3)\] mean? nothing

Answer 10

but math teachers write it when they mean "multiply"

Answer 11

or what does "simplify"
\[x^2-2x+3x-10\] mean? it means "combine like terms"

Answer 12

or "simplify"\[\frac{x^2-1}{x-1}\]
it means factor and reduce to lowest terms

Answer 13

\[\frac{x^{2}+12-36}{2x+8}*\frac{x^{2}+56-90}{6x+12}\]
I would call reducing expressions like these "simplifying"

Answer 14

they use it to mean "write what i want"

Answer 15

ok but i would stop with the word "reduce" and forget about the word "simplify"

Answer 16

I see what you mean though it is used in appropriate places. If there's no variable then there is no need for it.

Answer 17

really teachers should say what they mean. there is nothing more confusing than using one word to mean may different things. especially in math

Answer 18

Hey satellite
4 is the simplified form of 2+2
:O)

Answer 19

really?

Answer 20

i cringe when i see "simplify"
\[\frac{8}{12}\]

Answer 21

suppose my job is to add
\[\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{3}\]? much "simpler' if i have
\[\frac{3}{12}+\frac{8}{12}\]