Combining Like Terms

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

Front

How do you combine like terms?

Back

To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that are alike. For example, 3x + 5x = (3 + 5)x = 8x.

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

Back

The coefficient is the number in front of the variable. In 7x, the coefficient is 7.

Front

Simplify: 2y + 3y.

Back

5y.

Front

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

Back

3a.

Front

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

Back

The like terms are 5x and -3x.

Front

Simplify: 6m - 2m + 4.

Back

4m + 4.

Front

What is the simplified form of: 10p - 4p + 7?

Back

6p + 7.

Front

Which expression is equivalent to: 2v + 3v + v?

Back

6v.

Front

Simplify: 8x - 3x + 2x.

Back

7x.