Combining Like Terms

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

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

Like terms have the same _____ and the same _____.

• variables and numbers
• signs and numbers
• variables and exponents
• variables and signs

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

• 5m
• m + 5m
• -3m + 9
• 4m

Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

• 23
• 23v
• 9 + 14v
• 9v + 14

n +10 +9n -3=

• -3
• 9n-3
• n
• 10n + 7

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

• 5x + 10y
• 5x - 4y
• 5x + 4y
• 5x -10y

Which expression is equivalent to  $8c\ +\ 6\ -\ 3c\ -\ 2?$  

•  $5c+4$  

•  $5c+8$  

•  $11c+4$  

•  $11c+8$  

Which expression is equivalent to $7a-8-12a+4?$  

•  $-9a$  

•  $31a$  

•  $-5a-4$  

•  $19a+12$  

Simplify and combine like terms: 5p-3q+2-4p+5+4q

• p+q+7

• -p-q-7

• p-q+7

• -p+q+7

Simplify by combining like terms.
-14w + 8 + 9w - 2

• 23w + 6
• -23w + 6
• -6w + 7
• -5w + 6