Like Terms

What are "like terms" in algebra?

• Terms that have the same variable

• Terms that have different variables

• Terms that are constants

• Terms that have different coefficients

When collecting like terms, our goal is to ________ the expression.

Why can't you give different values to the same variable in an expression?

• 2a+2b

• 3a+2b

• 3a+3b

• 4ab

To simplify an expression, you should first identify and ________ like terms.

When combining like terms, always pay attention to the ________ symbol in front of each term.