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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Chris has 15 oranges. If Charlie has x oranges, how many oranges do they have altogether?
15 + x
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x+x+x=4x
No, because 3x does not equal 4x.
200
Are 50y and 50 like terms?
No, because they do not have the same variable.
200
5x + 3x + 6
8x +6
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Jake bought 15 movies. His sister really liked the movies and decided to borrow m movies. How many movies does Jake have left?
15-m
200
5y+5x=10xy
No, they are not like terms so you can not combine them.
300
Are 650z and 650y like terms?
No, because they both have the same coefficient, but not the same variable.
300
9x - 3x + x + 7d
7x + 7d
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Emily and Anael bought 3 cakes to bring to a party. Dalin 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
300
6x + 10z - 6z - z= 17z + x
No, if you simplified the left side, you would get 6x + 3z
400
Are 90 and 4 like terms?
Yes
400
8y - y - y + 5y + 105 + 3x
11y + 3x + 105
400
Yesenia and Stephanie decided to bake 30 cookies for Ms. Mascal's math class. When they were cooling, Yesenia's dog ate y cookies without anyone noticing. How many cookies do Yesenia and Stephanie 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
500
Are 1,564 and 1564x like terms?
No, they do not have the same variable.
500
10x + 13y - 6y + 5x+5y
15x + 12y
500
Miss Anderson 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 with ink?
10-x
500
x+x+x+x+x-x +4x=6x
No, 8x does not equal 6x.
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