Combining Like Terms 6th Grade

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, 3x + 5x = (3 + 5)x = 8x.

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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The first step is to identify and group all the like terms together.

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Combine the like terms: 15d + 9 + 12 + 6f + 9 + f + 4f

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15d + 11f + 30

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Combine the like terms: 4x + 8y + 2x + 10 + 4x

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10x + 8y + 10

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Combine the like terms: 12g + 6f + 5g + 12g + 33 + g + 21

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6f + 30g + 54

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Combine the like terms: 3y + 4y + 9x + 12 + 6y + 2

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9x + 13y + 14

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Combine the like terms: 23f + 15 + 13f + 12 + 5f + 7 + 5

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41f + 39

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 5x, 5 is the coefficient.

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What is a constant term?

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A constant term is a term that does not contain any variables. For example, in the expression 3x + 5, 5 is a constant term.