What is a Variable?
A letter or symbol that represents an unknown number/value
3a - 4 = 8
a = 4
How do we know when we can combine like terms?
They have the same variable/family or they are constants/orphans.
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What is a Term?
The numbers and variables used to make up an equation/expression
4b - 5 = 39
b = 11
Combine the like terms:
25 + 11x - 10 - 5x
6x + 15
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What is a Coefficient?
The number next to the variable.
h/12 + 6 = 10
h = 48
Combine the like terms:
4b + 3a + 2b + 7a
10a + 6b
What are your subs initials?
D and F
What is a Constant?
The number without a letter, family, or variable. The "orphan"
-27 - (-3)
-24
x/3 - 1 = 8
x = 27
Combine the like terms:
3x + 2h + 2 + 4x
7x + 2h + 2
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What is the rule for 2- step equations ?
Whatever we do to one side, we HAVE to do to the other.
Combine the like terms:
7r + r + 6h + 2 + 4h + 1
8r + 10h + 3
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