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 -9x are like terms because they both contain the variable x.

Front

Identify the like terms in the expression: 3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x²

Back

3x and -9x are like terms.

Front

Identify the like terms in the expression: 4r + 2 - 6 + 2r

Back

4r and 2r, 2 and -6 are like terms.

Front

Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

Back

2a + 2b + 4

Front

Simplify the expression: y + x + y + y + x

Back

2x + 3y

Front

Simplify the expression: 6x + 1 + 7x

Back

13x + 1

Front

What is the first step in combining like terms?

Back

The first step is to identify the like terms in the expression.

Front

What do you get when you combine the like terms 4x and 3x?

Back

You get 7x.

Front

What is the result of combining the constants 5 and -2?

Back

The result is 3.

Front

If you have the expression 2y + 3y + 4, what is the simplified form?

Back

The simplified form is 5y + 4.