Self-Check: Combing like terms

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and -9x are like terms because they both contain the variable x.

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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 are alike. For example, in the expression 3x + 5x, you combine them to get 8x.

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Simplify the expression: 7x + 3x - 2x.

Back

8x.

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What is the result of combining the terms: 5y - 2y + 4y?

Back

7y.

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Simplify the expression: 4a + 2b - 3a + 5b.

Back

a + 7b.

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What is the coefficient in the term 6x^2?

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The coefficient is 6.

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Simplify the expression: 10m - 4m + 3m.

Back

9m.

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Identify the like terms in the expression: 2x^2 + 3x - 5 + 4x^2 - 2x.

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2x^2 and 4x^2 are like terms; 3x and -2x are like terms.

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What is the simplified form of: 8 - 3 + 2?

Back

7.

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Combine the like terms: 5p + 3 - 2p + 4.

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3p + 7.