Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

Back

Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is a like term?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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What is the coefficient in the term 7v?

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The coefficient is the number in front of the variable, which in this case is 7.

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Simplify the expression: 4a + 3a.

Back

7a.

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What is the result of combining the terms: 2x + 5x?

Back

7x.

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Simplify the expression: 10y - 3y + 2y.

Back

9y.

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What is the simplified form of: 6m + 4 - 2m + 3?

Back

4m + 7.

Front

Combine like terms: 5x + 3y - 2x + 4y.

Back

3x + 7y.

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What is the simplified form of: 8a + 2b - 3a + 5b?

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5a + 7b.

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If you have the expression 2x + 3 + 4x - 1, what is the simplified form?

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6x + 2.