Combining Like Terms

Vocabulary

100

A _____ is a part of an algebraic expression separated by a + or -

Term

200

A ______ represents an unknown value

Variable

300

The number in front of a variable

Coefficient

400

What is a mathematical phrase consisting of numbers, variables and operations?

Algebraic Expression

500

Are 3x, -4x and -67x like terms?

Yes

600

What is the constant in the following expression?

6g - 4 + b

-4

Combine Like Terms

100

2a + 4b - 8a - 21

-6a + 4b - 21

200

3x² - 4x - 7x² + 7

-4x² - 4x + 7

300

4a + 6b - 14a

-10a + 6b

400

(1+2k) + 32 - 5k

-3k + 33

500

x - x + x

x

600

-3 - 7 (-3 - 6v)

18 + 42v

Distributing

100

-9(n+6)

-9n - 54

200

-10(a+2)

-10a + 20

300

Simplify the expression:

2(-4x + 5) + 10

-8x + 20

400

-(3a + 2) - 3(5a + 7)

-18a - 23

500

9(m+8) + 11(3m+4)

42m + 116

600

11(8r+3) - 2(-9 +6r)

76r + 51

Test Questions

100

(x - 1) - (1 - x) + x

3x - 2

200

-0.5 (4x - 8) + 14x + 3

12x + 7

300

4(x - 1/2) + x - 6

5x - 8

400

4(2x - 3)

8x - 12

500

4c - 5(2c - 3)

-6c + 15

600

-3d + 2(1 - d) + 7d

2d + 2

About Mrs. Caton

100

What's my first name?

Hailey

200

How old are my kids?

4

300

What's my favorite anime?

JJK

400

How many kids do I have?

2

500

What college did I go to?

Mary Baldwin University

600

What is my spouse's name or one of my kid's names?

Breanna

Theo

Lucas