Combining Like Terms

Simplify: 4x + 2 – x + 5

• 3x + 7

• 5x + 7

• 3x + 3

• 5x + 3

Simplify: 2a + 3b + 4a – 5ab

• 6a – 8b

• 6a + 3b – 5ab

• 4ab

• 2a + 3b – 5ab

Simplify: 3x + 1 + 3x + 1

• 6x + 2

• 8x

• 3x² + 2

• 9x + 2

Simplify: 3x² + 4x + 5x²

• 8x² + 4x

• 12x⁵

• 12x²

• 8x⁴ + 4x

Simplify:
-8x + 4x

• -12x
• -4x
• 4x
• 12x

-2x + 11 + 6x

• 8x+11
• 4x +11
• 4x
• 15x

Distribute
5(a + 6)

• 5a + 6
• a + 30
• 5a + 30
• 5a - 30

Distribute
(b + 8)5

• b + 40
• 5b - 40
• 5b + 40
• 5b + 8

A constant term has ______.

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

A coefficient is __________.

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