A common technique for simplifying algebraic expressions. When combining like terms, such as 2x and 3x, we add their coefficients. For example, 2x + 3x = (2+3)x = 5x.

We've learned about order of operations and combining like terms. Let's layer the distributive property on top of this.

In this lesson, we learned how to simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms. We focused on understanding the intuition behind adding and subtracting coefficients of the same …

Adding like terms is a fundamental concept in algebra. Coefficients are the numbers in front of variables, and they can be added when the variables are the same.

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In this lesson, we learned how to add and subtract variables, like apples (a) or x's. We discovered that when we combine or take away the same variable, we can simply count them up or down. …

The only thing you need to do in this problem is to add/subtract like terms. From your answer, it appears that you combined unlike terms and you somehow lost the exponents on the variable. …

Learn how to rewrite algebraic expressions by combining like terms. The expressions in this video have decimal and fraction coefficients.

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