Combining Like Terms Part II

Sick of ads?​ Sign up for MathVids Premium
Taught by muchomath
  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
7686 views | 3 ratings
Part of video series
Meets NCTM Standards:
Lesson Description:

First, learn to write word statements as mathematical expressions. Then, combine like terms to simplify the expressions.

Created by and copyright of Larry Perez. Funded by the state of California through Saddleback College. More information on videos, resources, and lessons at Algebra2Go.

Questions answered by this video:
  • What are like terms?
  • How do you combine like terms?
  • How do you translate word statements into mathematical expressions?
  • How do you simplify twice the sum of five and a number, subtracted from three times the number?
  • How can you distribute and use properties of real numbers to simplify 3x - 2(5 + x)?
  • How do you simplify the difference of a number and 3 added to three times the number?
  • How can you use properties of real numbers to simplify 3x + (x - 3)?
  • Staff Review

    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    This lesson goes through some more examples of combining like terms to simplify expressions. In this lesson, however, you must take a word statement and write it is a math expression first. Another great lesson for learning how to combine like terms with all steps explained very well.
  • squeaky78

    • Currently 5.0/5 Stars.
    i love it i am going to tell my friend about the website it is so coollllllllllllll1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • green

    • Currently 5.0/5 Stars.
    i had problems with combining like terms it was hard to me so that is why i came to mathvids. it help a lot i can do pre-algebra easily love mathvids