Instructions:

Watch the video on how to combine like terms, then complete the student handout outs.

Terms are considered "like terms" if the have the same variable with the same exponent. Constants or numbers are "like terms" since they do not have a variable. 3y + 10x + 4 + 2x - y + 3 can be simplified by combining like terms to 2y + 12x + 7.

Be careful when combining like terms to keep the sign/operation that is in front of the term. This is especially true when there is a subtraction sign.

Worksheets:

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• Combining Like Terms