Combining Like Terms Equation Word Problems

Which is not a Like Term?

• 2x

• -13x

• -13

• -2x

5a + 2a + 2a 

• 9a

• 8a

• 7a

Simplify the expression: 
3t + 7y + t + 3y

• 3t + 10y

• 4t + 10y

• 4t + 4y

Simplify  2x + 1 + 7x 

• 10x

• 10

• 9x + 1

• 9 + 1x

Simplify: 6x + 12x + 3 y

• 21x

• 18x + 3y

• 72x + 3y

• 6x + 15y

Like terms has the same __________, with the same exponent. Constants can also be combined with each other.

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

Simplify: 15x + 19 + 2x + 4

• 17x + 15

• 17x + 23

• 30x + 15

• 13x + 15

Simplify: 11a + 5c + 3a

• 6a - 5c

• 14a + 5c

• 14a - 5c

• 8a - 5c

5x² + 7x² + 4

• 35x² - 4

• 2x² -4

• 12x² + 4

• 12x² - 4

Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

• 9x

• 11x

• 2x + 9x

• Can't be simplified