Combining like terms worksheets
Combining like terms is your child's first taste of simplifying algebra: 3x + 2x + 4x collapses to 9x because the terms share a variable. These sheets mix three moves: combining like terms, expanding 3(x + 4), and factoring 3x + 12.
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Like terms have the same letter, so add their number parts: 3x + 2x makes 5x.
This skill runs from 6th grade through 6th grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
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Combining like terms is your child's first taste of simplifying algebra: 3x + 2x + 4x collapses to 9x because the terms share a variable. These sheets mix three moves: combining like terms, expanding 3(x + 4), and factoring 3x + 12.
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