Combing Like Terms

Multiple Choice

A _______ is an unattached number.

• constant

• exponent

• like term

• coefficient

Multiple Choice

A _______ is a letter that represents an unknown number.

• constant

• variable

• exponent

• coefficient

Multiple Choice

A ________ is the number in front of the variable.

• exponent

• constant

• variable

• coefficient

Multiple Choice

When the terms have the same variable and the same exponents they are considered to be _________.

• equal

• like terms

• unlike terms

• not equal

Multiple Choice

3y + 2 + 3x - y + 5x

• 12xy

• 4y + 2 + 8x

• 8x + 2y + 2

• -2x + 2y + 2

Multiple Choice

x + x

• 2x

• $$x^2$$  

• 2 + x

• x - 2