Algebra collecting like terms

• Collecting like terms


  Adding up the coefficients of the same variable
• Collecting like terms


  • a + a + a + a = 4a
  • 3c + 2c = 5c
  • 8y - 3y = 5y
  • w + w = 2w
• When adding different letters, you cannot simplify, you can only collect like terms
• Simplifying expressions with like terms

  1. Add up coefficients of same variable

  2. Subtract coefficients of same variable when subtracting
• Simplifying expressions


  • 5c + 5c - 12c = -2c
  • x + x + 2x + 5 + 3 = 4x + 8
  • 4a + 2c + 5a + 9c = 9a + 11c
  • 8a + 7w + 2w - 3a = 5a + 9w
  • 6s + 4t - 8s - 5t = -2s - t
  • 10x - 5y - x - 2y = 9x - 7y
  • 4x^2 + 8x^2 = 12x^2
  • -5v + 8v = 3v