Simplifying Expressions
6th Grade•45 minutes•CCSS CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.3
Learning Objective
I can simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
Key Concepts
Like terms have the same variables to the same powers.
Combining like terms can simplify expressions, making them easier to understand and work with.
When combining like terms, you add or subtract the coefficients, which are the numbers in front of the variables, but the variable stays the same.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What are 'like terms' in algebraic expressions?
2. Simplify the expression: 5y + 3y - 2y
3. Which of the following terms can be combined with 4x²?
...and 4 more questions
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An Intro to Combining Like Terms | Simplifying Expressions by Combining Like Terms | Math with Mr. J
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