Combining Like Terms

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

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

A coefficient is __________.

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

Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

• 9x

• 11x

• 2x + 9x

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: 7t - 3t + t - 3t

• 2t

• 8t - 6t

• 14t

• Can't be simplified

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

• 12tq

• 3q + 4t

• 7q + 5t

• Can't be simplified

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

• 13w + 4d

• 17wd

• 13w + 3d

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: m + m + m + m

• 4m

• m⁴

• m

• Can't be simplified

A constant term has ______.

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

A variable can be _______?

• Any number

• Any letter of the alphabet

• only X

• only 1

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

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