Like Terms
Combining Like Terms
Word Problems
Equivalent Expressions
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Are 6x and x like terms?
Yes, because they both have the same variable
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6x + 3x
9x
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Andrew has 15 oranges. If Rowan has x oranges, how many apples do they have altogether?
15 + x
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x+x+x=4x
No, because 3x does not equal 4x.
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Are 50y and 50 like terms?
No, because they do not have the same variable.
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5x + 3x + 6
8x +6
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Grace bought 15 movies. Her brother really liked the movies and decided to borrow m movies. How many movies does Grace have left?
15-m
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5(y+x)=10xy
No, using the distributive property you would get 5y+5x.
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Are 650z and 650y like terms?
No, because they both have the same coefficient, but not the same variable.
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9x - 3x + x + 7d
7x + 7d
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Hayden and Trevor bought 3 cakes to bring to a party. Danielle also decided that she was going to bring c cakes to the party. Together, how many cakes did they bring to the party?
3 + c
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6x + 10z - 6z - z= 17z + x
No, if you simplified the left side, you would get 6x + 3z
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Are 90 and 4 like terms?
Yes
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8y - y - y + 5y + 105 + 3x
11y + 3x + 105
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Annika and Kristen decided to bake 30 cookies for Ms. Warner's math class. When they were cooling, Annika's dog ate y cookies without anyone noticing. How many cookies do Annika and Kristen have left for the math class?
30 - y
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5y+6x+10y+4x=15y+10x
Yes, both sides simplify to 15y + 10x
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Are 1,564 and 1564x like terms?
No, they do not have the same variable.
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10x + 13y - 6y + 5(x+y)
15x + 12y
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Mrs. Parsons had 10 dry erase markers. 5 of the markers are blue and 5 of the markers are red. x of the markers ran out of ink. How many markers does she have left?
10-x
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x+x+x+x+x-x +4x=6x
No, 8x does not equal 6x.
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