In an expression, the parts being added together or subtracted.
Example: 4x + 3x + 3y + 7y
What is a term?
100
8a + 15a + a + 9
What is 24a + 9
100
21b - 8b + 10 - 12b - 1
What is b - 9
100
What is her favorite color?
What is blue
100
Like Terms OR Not Like Terms
7x + 7
NOT Like Terms
200
Terms that contain the same variable(s) raised to the same exponent. These terms can be combined.
Example: 3x + 9x or 7y + 3Y
What are like terms?
200
5x + 35 + 3x + 2
What is 8x + 37
200
120 + 12c + 30g - 6c - 30
What is 6c + 30g + 90
200
How many siblings does she have?
What is 7
200
Like Terms OR Not Like Terms
3x - 4x + x
Like Terms
300
A mathematical phrase that contains numbers, operations, and/or variables (but no = sign).
Example: 5x + 4y + 5 - 2x
What is an expression?
300
32 + 12t + 16t + 8
What is 28t + 40
300
26 + 5zx + 55z - 26 + zy - z
What is 5zx +54z + zy
300
What is the name of her dog?
What is Harry
300
Like Terms OR NOT Like Terms
3x + 2y + 2xy
NOT Like Terms
400
To perform all indicated operations, including combining like terms. When you do this you do not always get a number answer like 25 or 10 or -1. Frequently you get an expression as an answer, like 2x + 5.
What is simplify?
400
6p + 32 + 16p + 2 + 4p
What is 26p + 34
400
2t + 194s +st - 39s + 85t + 7g - st
What is 87t + 155s + 7g
400
What is her favorite hobby?
What is reading
400
Like Terms OR Not Like Terms
3ab + 2ab + 7ba
Like Terms
500
A symbol, usually a letter of the alphabet, used to represent a quantity that can change.