Like Terms Writing Expressions

• 8y+5
• 3y+3
• 7y+5
• 7y+4

Simplify by combining like terms.
-14w + 8 + 9w - 2

• 23w + 6

• -23w + 6

• -6w + 7

• -5w + 6

Simplify by combining like terms.
-8c + 12c - 17 + 21c - 4

• 25c - 21

• 4c - 17

• 21c + 25

• 4c - 13

y + x + y + y + x 

• 2 + 3 

• x + y 

• 2x + 3y 

• 5xy 

Identify the like terms in the following expression:

5q + 3 - 11r

• 5q, 3, -11r

• 5q, -11r

• 5, 3, -11

• There are no like terms.

Are there any like terms in the following expression?

• Yes

• No

• 5x³ and 5y

• 5x³ and -7x

• -7x and -17

• none

Define Like Terms:

• Terms with the same variable form
  (same variables with the same powers)

• Terms without a Variable 

• The Number Part of a Term 

• Exponents that equal zero.  

Like terms have the same variables and the same exponents.

• true

• false

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:
3(2x - 4) + 6x - 1

• 12x - 13

• 12x - 5

• 11x - 2

• -x