a math phrase with numbers, operations and variables
like term or expression
expression
What are the variables
4x + 3y + 2
x and y
Which are like terms with 5t?
5p -7t 3 55k -5 18t 100t
-7t
18t
100t
14 + 24
+ 7
+ 3
=__________ + _________
=17 + 31
46x + 17y + 11 + 2x + 12y + 7
= ____x + ____y + ____
= 48x + 29y +18
The number in front of a variable
Variable or Coefficient
Coefficient
What are the coefficients?
4x + 3y + 2
4 and 3
Name 3 like terms of
17k
Mrs. Francis will correct
19 +25
- 9
+ 7
=__________ + _________
=10 + 32
32a + 45b + 29 - 21b + 14 - 15a
= ____a + ____b + ____
= 17a + 24b +43
Constant or Like Term
Like Term
What are the terms?
4x + 3y + 2
4x
3y
2
Which are like terms with 3?
1 6t 7hn 9 17w 234
1
9
234
15 + 17
+ 2
- 3
=__________ + _________
=17 + 14
32x + 43y - 7x + 11x - 16y
= ____x + ____y
= 36x + 27y
A letter that represents a number
Constant or Variable
Variable
What are the variables?
-9m + 8 -5t -10 + 23s
m t and s
Find like terms of 15m2
12 12r 13m2 8j3 15m2 20q 90m2
13m2
15m2
90m2
20 + 21
- 7
- 2
=__________ + _________
=18 +14
14s + 17t + 25 + 8s + 3t + 2
= ____s + ____t + ____
= 22s + 20t +27
A group of numbers and/or variable separated by + or -
Term or Coefficient
Term
What are the constants?
-9m + 8 -5t -10 + 23s
8 and 10
Define Like Terms
Like terms have the same variables and the same exponents.
Numbers without variable, called constants, are like terms too.
18 + 2
- 5
+ 13
=__________ + _________
=13 + 15
16a + 54b + 24 - 1a - 4 + 7b
= ____a + ____b + ____
= 15a + 61b +20