Term Twins
3x and 7x are known as _______ in mathematics?
What is Like Terms?
Solve: x + 3 = 7
What is x = 4?
2x + 3 = 7
What is x = 2?
Chicken Bob had 10 eggs. He accidentally sat on 4 and cracked them! How many eggs does he have left?
What is 6 eggs?
Combine like terms: 2y + 5y
What is 7y?
Solve: y – 5 = 1
What is y = 6?
Solve: 4y – 5 = 11
What is y = 4?
Toby the Turtle found 7 shiny rocks and ate 3 of his favorite lettuce leaves. How many things did Toby find and eat in total?
What is 10?
Combine like terms: -4a + 6b + 2a
What is -2a + 6b?
Solve: 6 = 2z
What is z = 3?
Solve: 3c + 2 = 11
What is c = 3?
Super Squirrel stored 5 acorns in one tree and 6 acorns in another. Then he gave 3 acorns to his friend, Chip. How many acorns does Super Squirrel have now?
What is 8 acorns?
Identify the like terms: 9x, 3y, 2x, 8, 7y
What are 9x and 2x, 3y and 7y?
Solve: w/4 = 5
What is w = 20?
Solve: 2a – 3 = 7
What is a = 5?
Princess Pancake made 12 pancakes. She ate 2, her dog stole 3, and then her brother walked in and ate the rest. How many pancakes did her brother eat?
What is 7 pancakes? (12 – 2 – 3 = 7)
Simplify: 3m + 4n + 2m – n
What is 5m + 3n?
Solve: k – 8 = –3
What is k = 5?
Solve: 5n + 6 = 21
What is n = 3?
Ali the Alien has 3 arms. He bought 2 gloves for each arm but then lost 4 gloves on his way home from Jupiter. How many gloves does Ali have left?
What is 2 gloves? (3 arms × 2 gloves = 6 gloves, 6 – 4 = 2)