Combining Like Terms with No Exponents

Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x 

• 10x

• 10

• 9x + 1

• 9 + 1x

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

Simplify:
 8a - 2(7a -3)

• 8a - 14a - 6

• -6a + 6

• -6a - 6

• -6a - 3

What do you call each part of an expression that is separated by a + or a -?

• coefficient

• constant

• variable

• term

Simplify: 10w + 3d + 3w + d

• 13w + 4d

• 17wd

• 13w + 3d

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

• 9x

• 11x

• 2x + 9x

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: 4q + 4t + 3q + t

• 12tq

• 3q + 4t

• 7q + 5t

• Can't be simplified

Simplify: m + m + m + m

• 4m

• m⁴

• m

• Can't be simplified

Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

• 23

• 23v

• 9 + 14v

• 9v + 14

Like terms have the same ___________ and the same _____________.

• Variables

• Coefficients

• Exponents

• Constants

• Numbers