Combine Like Terms (+only)

7x and 5x are

• like terms

• NOT like terms

Answer explanation

7x & 5x share the same variable so they are like terms! 

7x and 5 are

• like terms

• NOT like terms

Answer explanation

7x & 5 are NOT like terms because:

7x has an "x"

but

5 does not have an "x"

7x and 5y are

• like terms

• NOT like terms

Answer explanation

7x & 5y are NOT like terms because: they do not share the same variable!

7x has an "x"

but

5y has a "y"

19y and ___ are like terms.

Answer explanation

19y and 8y are like terms because they share the same variable & exponents!

• 15x+8

• 9+14x

• 9x+14

• 23x

• 5x+8

• 10x+3

• 8x+5

• 13x

• 13

Answer explanation

How many total "x"?

Remember x by itself means 1x. 

So 5x + 2x + 1x = 8x 

Answer explanation

12 + 3x + 2 + 3x

Combine

like terms: 3x+3x and 12+2

Answer: 6x + 14

Answer explanation

4y + 3x + 10y + 2x

Combine

like terms: 3x+2x and 4y+10y

Answer: 5x + 14y