Combining Like Terms Part I

Combining Like Terms Part I
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Part of video series Combining Like Terms
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Learn what it means for an expression to have like terms and how to combine like terms to simplify.

  • What are like terms?
  • What does it mean to combine like terms?
  • What does 3 - 6 + 7 - 4 equal?
  • How can you use order of operations to simplify expressions?
  • What does x + x + x equal?
  • What is 3x + 2x?
  • What is 3ab - 2ab?
  • How do you combine like terms and simplify -2x - 6 - 7x + 9?
  • How do you use the distributive property, combine like terms, and simplify -2(x + 4) - 3x + 5?
  • How do you use the distributive property, combine like terms, and simplify -3ab - a(6b - 2) - 3ab + 5a?
  • How do you use the distributive property, combine like terms, and simplify 2x(-6 + 5x) - 3x(2x - 3)?
This lesson shows several example problems showing combining like terms and using properties of real numbers to simplify expressions. All steps are explained in this great early Algebra lesson.
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