Simplify expressions by combining like terms

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What are like terms?

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

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract their coefficients while keeping the variable part the same. For example, 3x + 5x = 8x.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: y + -4y + -6y

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-9y

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 4 + 9 + 9t + 4t – 6 – 2

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13t + 5

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 9 – 3j – 2 + j + 5j

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7 + 3j

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 4 + -9 + 9t + 4t – 6 – 2

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13t - 13

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify: 9 – 3j – 2 + j - 5j

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7 - 7j

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the coefficient in the term 7t?

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The coefficient is 7.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is the constant term in the expression 3x + 5 - 2x + 4?

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The constant term is 5 + 4 = 9.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1