Combining Like Terms

What is a like term?

• terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power

• different variable with same exponents

• same variable with different exponents

• the number before a variable

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What is the first step when combining like terms?

• Add like terms

• Identify like terms by highlighting, underlining, etc.

• Multiply coeffients

• Subtract like terms

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

X+X+X+X+X

• X + 5 
• 5X
• X+X+X+X+X+5
• X to the 5th power 

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

a + a + a + a

• a + 4 
• 4a 
• a to the fourth power 
• 4a + 4 

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

y + x + y + y + x 

• 2 + 3 
• x + y 
• 2x + 3y 
• 5xy 

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x 

• 10x
• 10
• 9x + 1
• 9 + 1x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

-4x - 10x

• -14
• 6x
• -6x
• -14x

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

Which one is the variable?
3w + 2w - (-7w)

• 3
• 2
• w
• 12

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

How many terms are in the following expression?
8n + 2 - 7x

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which expression is equivalent to:
d + d + d + 3 + 2

• 3d + 5
• d + 5
• 2d + 7
• 3d + 4

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CCSS.6.EE.A.4