Related Videos
Order of OperationsCombining Like Terms
Vocabulary
Don't Forget!
Terms with no number in front of the variable have a coefficient of 1.
(i.e. x has a coefficient of 1 and -x has a coefficient of -1.)
Combining Like Terms Practice (Beginner)
Steps To Simplify Expressions Involving Like Terms
Step 1: Organize your like terms from greatest coefficient to smallest coefficient alphabetically.
Step 2: Simplify by combining the coefficients of the similar terms.
Step 2: Simplify by combining the coefficients of the similar terms.
Need help with the vocabulary, follow this link:
coefficients, contant, expression, term, and variable.
coefficients, contant, expression, term, and variable.
Simplify each expression. Acceptable answers: 7x, -4y