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.

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

Combining like terms means to add or subtract coefficients of like terms to simplify an expression.

Front

Simplify: 3x + 4x

Back

7x

Front

Simplify: 2a + 3a - a

Back

4a

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 7y?

Back

The coefficient is 7.

Front

Simplify: 5x + 2 - 3x + 4

Back

2x + 6

Front

What is the result of combining 10m and 5m?

Back

15m

Front

Simplify: 4(x + 2)

Back

4x + 8

Front

What is the first step in combining like terms?

Back

Identify the like terms in the expression.

Front

Simplify: 6y - 2y + 3

Back

4y + 3