Combining Like Terms in Equations

What do you get when you combine 8M and -M?

• 9M

• 7M

• 8M

• 6M

If you have -10Y and 4Y, what is the result when you combine them?

• -6Y

• 14Y

• -14Y

• 6Y

The answer to the warmup question is...

What is the value of M if 4M equals 40?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

The first step to solving these problems is​ (a)  

Next, we need to ​ (b)  

Then, we ​ (c)  

Finally, we ​ (d)  

• combining like terms.
• move all variables to one side.
• do the inverse of any adding or subtracting.
• do the inverse of any multiplying or dividing.

Which two of these choices are considered like terms?

• 5m

• 8

• -12

• 5y

What was the mistake Ms. Yawn made?

• Ms. Yawn did nothing wrong.

• Ms. Yawn wrote with the wrong hand.

• Ms. Yawn didn't follow the process.

• Ms. Yawn didn't check her math with the calculator.

• 1.5
• 0.75
• 2.0
• 1.0667