Combining Like Terms
What does it mean to " combine like terms"?
put all the terms that have the same pronumeral together.
When you see parenthesis around a number sentence, what does this mean?
Ex: (2x + 2)
It represents a group!
What is a 'product'?
The answer when we multiply
True or False: The following two expressions are equivalent
3x + 2 = 1x + 2 + 2
False!
3x + 2 does not equal 1x + 2 + 2
Which of the following terms are "like terms"?
x 2x 4 5x 7y
x, 2x, 5x
When you see the following number sentence, what does it mean? Translate it to "English language"
3 (x + 1)
Three groups of (x + 1)
What is meant by sum
to add
True or False: The following expressions are equivalent.
2x + 2x + 3 + 1x = 5x + 3
True!
2x + 2x + 3 + 1x = 5x + 3
Combine like terms to make this number sentence as simple as possible!
3x + 5x + 1 + 8x
16x + 1
What is the number in front of m
1
What is meant by quotient
divide
Simplify the following expression:
3x + 4 + 5x + 6
8x + 10
Combine like terms to make this number sentence as simple as possible!
4x - 2 - 3x + 10
1x + 8 or x + 8
What is the number in front of -m
-1
Describe what it means to "simplify" in your own words:
To make a number sentence as small as it can be by combining like terms!
7m + 3g - 5m +2g
2m + 5g
Combine like terms to make this number sentence as simple as possible.
5 + 2 + 3x - 1 + 10x - 1 + 10x
5 + 23x
simplify m - m + m - m + m
m
What does "like terms" mean?
adding the terms that have the same pronumeral
Create an equivalent expression:
3(2x + 5) + 4
3(2x + 5) + 4 = 6x + 15 + 4 OR 6x + 19