Combining Like Terms

Front

Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 11y - 7y

Back

5x + 4y

Front

A constant term has ______.

Back

no variables

Front

Simplify: 4q + 4t + 3q + t

Back

7q + 5t

Front

Like terms have the same _____ and the same _____.

Back

variables and exponents

Front

Simplify: 10w + 3d + 3w + d

Back

13w + 4d

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers.

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 5x?

Back

5

Front

Combine like terms: 6a + 4b - 2a + 3b

Back

4a + 7b

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

Front

Combine like terms: 8m - 3n + 2m + 5n

Back

10m + 2n