Combining Like Terms for Grade 7

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Like Terms

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Terms with the same variable and/or exponent

Example 3x & 5x

Front

Coefficient

Back

The Number BEFORE the variable

ex. 17x

Front

Unlike Terms

Back

Terms with different variables or exponents

Front

Constant

Back

Number in an equation or expression without a variable

ex. 4

Front

Combining Like Terms

Back

Add or subtract coefficients

Front

Simplify 4x + 3x

Back

7x

Front

Simplify 5y - 2y

Back

3y

Front

Simplify 2a + 3b + 4a

Back

6a + 3b

Front

Simplify 7m - 3m + 2n

Back

4m + 2n

Front

Simplify x + 2x + 3x

Back

6x