Combining Like Terms

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4
• 2a + 2b + 4
• 8ab
• 4ab + 4

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

• 12tq

• 3q + 4t

• 7q + 5t

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: 10d - 3d + 2e + 4d

• 11d + 2e

• 17d + 2e

• 19de

• Can't be simplified

3x-5x

• 2x
• 8x
• -2x
• 15x²

A constant term has ______.

• no exponents
• no variables
• no numbers
• no letters

A coefficient is __________.

• the variable
• a constant
• an exponent
• the number that comes before the variable

Simplify by combining like terms.
m + 9 - 4m

• 5m
• m + 5m
• -3m + 9
• 4m

What is the coefficient here?
-27m + 5

• 27
• -27
• 5
• m

What is the coefficient here?
17u + 8

• 17
• 8
• 17u
• -8

2(c - 8)

• 2c - 16
• 2c + 16
• 2c - 8
• c - 16