In an expression, these are the name for parts being added together or subtracted.
Example: 4x + 3x + 3y + 7y
What is a term?
8a + 15a + a + 9
What is 24a + 9
The solution to
-2 (-3x + 5)
6x - 10 OR 6x + (-10)
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?
The solution to
3x + 2 (2x - 4)
What is 7x - 8
The solution to
-3x - 4 (6 - 3x)
What is 6x - 24
The act of performing 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?
-5r + 3q - 8q - r
What is -5q - 6r?
The solution to
2 - (-5x - 9)
What is 5x + 11
53t - (-20r) + 17 - 10t
What is 20r + 43t + 17
The solution to
2 ( -4x - 1) - (3x - 6)
What is -11x + 4