Adding and Subtracting Monomials

When adding or subtracting monomials, what happens to the exponents?

• You add or subtract them from each other.

• The exponents stay the same.

-20x⁶ + (-10x⁶)

• 10x¹²

• -30x⁶

• -10x⁶

• -30x¹²

Find the sum of 16y² and -5y².

• -11y²

• 21y²

• 11y²

• 16y² - 5y²

Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x 

• 10x

• 10

• 9x + 1

• 9 + 1x

-8mn + 9mn

• mn

• -1mn

• m²n²

• -1m²n²

Simplify the following expression: 2c³ + 8c³

• 10c⁶

• 10c⁹

• 10c³

• 10 + c³

Add.

Simplify: 10m²n + 7mn² - m²n

• 9m²n + 7mn²

• 16m²n

• 17m²n - mn²

• No change

Simplify the following expression
3x + 2y + 5 - 2x + 3y

• 5x + 5y

• 5x + 5y + 5

• x + 5y + 5

• 3x + 2y

-20x⁶ + (-10x⁶)

• 10x¹²

• -30x⁶

• -10x⁶

• -30x¹²