Combining Like Terms

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 3y are not.

Front

How do you combine like terms?

Back

To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, 2x + 3x = 5x.

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 4x?

Back

The coefficient is 4, which is the number multiplying the variable x.

Front

Simplify: 2x + 3x

Back

5x

Front

Simplify: 5y - 2y + 4y

Back

7y

Front

Simplify: 3a + 4b - 2a + b

Back

a + 5b

Front

What is the result of combining 6x - 2x?

Back

4x

Front

Simplify: 10 - 3 + 2

Back

9

Front

Combine like terms: 7x + 2y - 3x + 5y

Back

4x + 7y

Front

What is the simplified form of -5x + 3x?

Back

-2x