Combining Like Terms

Front

Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x

Back

9x + 1

Front

Simplify the expression: 3 + 5x + 4

Back

5x + 7

Front

The number in front of a variable is the _____

Back

coefficient

Front

What is the variable in the expression 3x + 9?

Back

x

Front

Simplify: 5p + 7y + 2t + 3p + 4y

Back

8p + 11y + 2t

Front

What do we call the terms that have the same variable and exponent?

Back

Like terms

Front

What is the process of combining like terms called?

Back

Simplification

Front

In the expression 4x + 5y + 2x, which terms are like terms?

Back

4x and 2x

Front

If you have 3a + 2b + 4a, what is the simplified expression?

Back

7a + 2b

Front

What is a constant in an algebraic expression?

Back

A term without a variable, e.g., 5 in 3x + 5.