Combining Like Terms Practice

Front

What is combining like terms?

Back

Combining like terms is the process of simplifying an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable and exponent. For example, 4x and 3x are like terms.

Front

What is the result of combining 4x and 3x?

Back

7x

Front

Simplify: 4k + 6k - 3k + 3s - s

Back

7k + 2s

Front

What is the result of combining -7x and -9x?

Back

-16x

Front

Simplify: 3x + 2x + 5y

Back

5x + 5y

Front

What is the result of combining 5x and -2x?

Back

3x

Front

Simplify: 3 + 5x + 8 - 2x

Back

11 + 3x

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

Back

The coefficient is 7.

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

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