Combining Like Terms

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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.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What are unlike terms?

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Unlike terms are terms that have different variables or different powers of the same variable. For example, 3x and 4y are unlike terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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What is a coefficient?

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

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Combine the like terms: 4a + 3a.

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7a.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Combine the like terms: 2x + 5y + 3x.

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5x + 5y.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the coefficient of x in the expression 7x - 2y + 4?

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7.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Combine the like terms: 6m + 4n - 2m + 3n.

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4m + 7n.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining the like terms: 2a + 3b - 4a + 5b?

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-2a + 8b.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the coefficient of y in the expression 9x + 4y - 7?

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4.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Are the terms 2x and 2x^2 like or unlike?

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Unlike.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B