Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power. For example, 3a and 5a are like terms, while 3a and 4b are not.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: 7x + 3x.

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10x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: 4y - 2y + 5.

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2y + 5

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining the terms: 12a - 4a + 3a?

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11a

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Identify the like terms in the expression: 5x + 2y - 3x + 4y.

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5x and -3x are like terms; 2y and 4y are like terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is the simplified form of the expression: -2 - 4x + 6 - 4?

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-4x.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the simplified form of the expression: 10a - 5 - 12a + 14?

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-2a + 9.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Which of the following is not a like term: 5x, 3y, -13?

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-13 is not a like term.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is the simplified form of the expression: 2 + x - 4?

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x - 2.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1