Combine Like Terms Jeopardy

Definitions

100

In an expression it is the term that has no variable attached to it

What is a constant?

200

3x, 4y, 5xy, 7 are examples of this.

What is a term ?

300

The number attached to a variable is this

What is a coefficient ?

400

Multiplying into parentheses is called this.

ex. 3x(4-x) = 12x - 3x²

What is the distributive property ?

500

Grouping together like terms 

 (Ex: 2y+4x-5x = 2y-x)

What is combining like terms ?

Combining

100

Add the polynomials (9x+y)+(3x-y)

What is 12x?

200

Combine 3x²+2x+4x²+1

What is 7²+2x+1 ?

300

Combine (9xy-2y+3y)-(4xy+5y)

What is 5xy-4y ?

400

Combine: (x² +3x-1)+(5x²-5x-7)

What is 6x²-2x-8  ?

500

Combine: 15x²y+3xy²-4x²y+5xy

What is 11x²y+3xy²+5xy ?

Distribution

100

Multiply x(x+1)

What is x²+x ?

200

Multiply -3x(x-4)

What is -3x²+12x ?

300

Multiply: -5x(-y+4)

What is 5xy-20x ?

400

Multiply: 4x^2(5-y)

What is 20x^2-4x^2y

500

Multiple: 3xy(xy-1)

What is 3x² y² -3xy  ?

Combine II

100

Combine: 3(x + 6) - 2x

What is x + 18 ?

200

Combine: 5x + 4(2x - 5y) - 2y

What is 13x - 22y ?

300

Combine: 6x - 7(2y + 3x) - 7 + 4x

What is -11x - 14y -7 ?

400

Combine: 4(4x + 6) + 6(2x - 3)

What is 28x + 6 ?

500

Combine: 8(2x - 4y) + 5(3x - 2y) - 6x + 9y

What is 25x - 33y ?

Combine III

100

Combine: 7(xy - 3x) - 4xy + 21x

What is 3xy ?

200

Combine: 10x(2y - 7) + 7y(2x + 4)

What is 34xy - 70x + 28y ?

300

Combine: 3x(4y - 3z) + 4x(7z - 2y)

What is 4xy + 17xz  ?

400

Combine: 6xy(4z + 3a) - 9axy - 12xyz

What is 9axy + 12xyz ?

500

Combine: 3x(4y + 9) + 4(5xy - 4x) + 4y(7x + 4)

What is 60xy + 11x + 16y