Combining Like Terms

Front

Simplify: m + m + m + m

Back

4m

Front

Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

Back

11x

Front

Which expression is equivalent to v + v + v + v + v?

Back

5v

Front

What is/are the coefficient(s) of 2x + 9 + 7x?

Back

2, 7

Front

Simplify: 7j + 3k + 10j - k

Back

17j + 2k

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is a coefficient?

Back

A number that multiplies a variable.

Front

Simplify: 5a + 2a - 3a

Back

4a

Front

Simplify: 8x + 4y - 2x + 3y

Back

6x + 7y

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

To add or subtract terms that have the same variable.