How to combine like terms in pre-algebra - High School Math
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Simplify:
Simplify:
Combine like terms: 
. Remember you can only combine terms that have the same variables, for example 
and 
, but not 
and 
Combine like terms:
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Simplify the expression below.
Simplify the expression below.
First, distribute the negative sign into the parentheses.
Next, combine like terms.
Note that all operations in this problem are addition and subtraction; there is no need to FOIL or multiply.
First, distribute the negative sign into the parentheses.
Next, combine like terms.
Note that all operations in this problem are addition and subtraction; there is no need to FOIL or multiply.
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What is 
simplified?
What is
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like termed variables.
Like terms are the numbers that have the same variable, in this example, 
and 
.
Separate the 
's to get 
.
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get 
.
Then separate the 
's to get 
.
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get 
.
We then combine our answers to have the simplified version of the equation 
.
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like termed variables.
Like terms are the numbers that have the same variable, in this example,
Separate the
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get
Then separate the
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get
We then combine our answers to have the simplified version of the equation
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Simplify the expression.
Simplify the expression.
Re-write the expression to group like terms together.
Simplify.
Re-write the expression to group like terms together.
Simplify.
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What is 
simplified?
What is
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like termed variables.
Like terms are the numbers that have the same variable, in this example, 
and 
.
Separate the 's to get 
.
Then perform the necessary subtraction and addition with the numbers in front of the variables to get 
or 
.
Then separate the ’s to get 
.
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get 
.
We then combine our answers to have the simplified version of the equation 
.
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like termed variables.
Like terms are the numbers that have the same variable, in this example,
Separate the
Then perform the necessary subtraction and addition with the numbers in front of the variables to get
Then separate the
Then perform the necessary subtraction to get
We then combine our answers to have the simplified version of the equation
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What is 
simplified?
What is
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like-termed variables.
Like terms are the terms that share the same variable(s) to the same power. In this example the like term is 
.
To combine like terms the variable 
stays the same and you add the numbers in front.
Perform the necessary addition, 
, to get 
.
We have the simplified version of the equation, 
.
To simplify a problem like the example above we must combine the like-termed variables.
Like terms are the terms that share the same variable(s) to the same power. In this example the like term is
To combine like terms the variable
Perform the necessary addition,
We have the simplified version of the equation,
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Simplify the following equation into its simplest form by combining like terms:
Simplify the following equation into its simplest form by combining like terms:
When combining like terms, the order of operations must also be taken into account.
then combine the x squared terms to get the answer.
When combining like terms, the order of operations must also be taken into account.
then combine the x squared terms to get the answer.
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