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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What is a like term?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group all the like terms in the expression.

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Simplify the expression: 2x + 3x.

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5x.

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Simplify the expression: 4y + 2 - 3y + 5.

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y + 7.

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What is the result of combining the like terms: 7a - 2a + 4?

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5a + 4.

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What is the simplified form of: 6m + 4n - 2m + 3n?

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4m + 7n.

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If you have the expression: 3x + 4 - 2x + 1, what is the simplified form?

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x + 5.

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What is the equivalent expression for: 5v + v + v?

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7v.

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Simplify the expression: 10 + 2x - 3 + 4x.

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2x + 7.