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, 2x and -3x are like terms, while 2x and 3y are not.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Which of the following is not a Like Term? 2x, -13x, -13, -2x

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-13 is not a like term because it does not have a variable.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify by Combining Like Terms: 3 + 6 + 3a

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3a + 9 or 9 + 3a.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Which expression is not equivalent? 2(x - 4), 2x - 8, -8 + 2x, 2 + x - 4

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2 + x - 4 is not equivalent.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.4

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Simplify by Combining Like Terms: 3x + 6x

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9x.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify by Combining Like Terms: -12n - 6n

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-18n.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group the like terms together.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining 5a + 3a?

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8a.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the result of combining -4x + 7x?

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3x.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What do you do with the coefficients of like terms?

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You add or subtract the coefficients while keeping the variable the same.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1