Simplifying Expressions with Like Terms

Name: Simplifying Expressions with Like Terms
Author: Insta~Lesson

6th Grade · Math · 15 min

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I can simplify expressions by combining like terms.

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Like terms have the same variables to the same powers.
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When combining like terms, we add or subtract the coefficients, which are the numbers in front of the variables.
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To simplify expressions, you can rewrite subtraction as adding the opposite to make it easier to identify negative terms.

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