COMBINING LIKE TERMS
IN AN EXPRESSION, TERMS ARE SEPERATED BY PLUS OR MINUS SIGNS 7x + 5 – 3y + 2x
LIKE TERMS CAN BE GROUPED TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME VARIABLE RAISED TO THE SAME POWER 7x + 5 – 3y + 2x
COMBINE LIKE TERMS 5x + 3x = 5m2 – 2m + 8 – 3m + 6 =
COMBINE LIKE TERMS 6a + 8a + 4b + 7 = k2 + 3n – 2n + 4k2 =
COMBINE LIKE TERMS 4f – 12g3 + 16 – 5f – 20 = 2 + 5g – 7y – 10g + 13
DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY SOLVE 5(3 + 4) + 9
SIMPLIFY 12(y + 6)
SIMPLIFY -10(7 + p) – 12.5
SIMPLIFY 10 - 5(2y + 6)
SIMPLIFY 4(y - 9) – 3.2y
SIMPLIFY 2.5(p + 12) – p
SIMPLIFY 4(2.4t - 3t + 9) + 5
SIMPLIFY 2.7 - 5(2.3 + 10t + 0.7)