Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable and exponent. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

Front

Simplify: 2x + 3x

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5x

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Simplify: 7a - 2a + 4a

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9a

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What is the result of combining -5x and 2x?

Back

-3x

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Simplify: 4y + 8d - 2y + 3d

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2y + 11d

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What is the coefficient in the term 6x?

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The coefficient is 6.

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Simplify: -8x + 4x

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-4x

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What is the result of combining -4x and -10x?

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-14x

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If you have 3b + b - 2b, what do you get?

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2b