Combine 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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Simplify: 4p - 11p

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-7p

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Simplify: 5x + 3y + 5 + 4x + 3y + y + 8

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9x + 7y + 13

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Simplify: -6k + 7k

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k

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 3y - 7y

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5x - 4y

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group all like terms together.

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If you have the expression 2x + 3y + 4x - 5y, what is the simplified form?

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6x - 2y

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What happens to the coefficients when you combine like terms?

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You add or subtract the coefficients of the like terms.