Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms With Negative Coefficients & Distribution
Practice problems combining like terms with negative coefficients and distribution.
Free Math Help
Free Math Help: Combining Like Terms
Learners investigate how to combine like terms. The resource includes a definition, example, and message board.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms With Distribution
Practice expanding expressions using the distributive property then combining like terms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Math.com
Math.com: The Basics of Algebra: Like Terms
Students learn how to combine like terms in this algebra resource. A learning tutorial and practice problems to check for comprehension of the math concepts are included.
Other
Chili Math: Combining Like or Similar Terms
Explains how to simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms. Provides numerous examples.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Adding Like Terms
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains adding like terms, including terms with signs and terms within parentheses. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms With Negative Coefficients & Distribution
Practice combining like terms using the distributive property. These problems involve adding and subtracting negative numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Combining Like Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive lesson for teaching combining like terms for an 8th grade math class.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Combining Like Terms
The algebra resource examines how to combine like terms. Students learn about the math concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Combining Like Terms Worksheet
Ten multi-step linear equations are provided here from WyzAnt in an inter-active format for students to use to quiz themselves. Students enter their answers and the site grades it for them.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
This tutorial offers definitions, examples, and practice problems for looking at various components of terms and for simplifying algebraic expressions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Equivalent Expressions With Distribution and Combining Like Terms
In this exercise, students practice factoring numerical expressions using the distributive property. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
University of Vienna (Austria)
University of Vienna: The Big Puzzle on Term Manipulation
Simplify polynomial expressions which require multiplying, combining like terms, etc. The "matching" assessment will determine levels of knowledge with polynomial manipulation.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
A detailed explanation of polynomials and like terms is followed with many examples of how to add and subtract them. Lessons for the teacher as well as interactive examples for the students provide plenty of opportunities for practice....
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Other
Nearpod: Solving Equations: The Distributive Property
In this lesson on solving equations with the distributive property, 8th graders will learn how to solve equations by combining like terms after using the distributive property.
Wyzant
Wyzant: What Is Simplifying?
This site from WyzAnt explores what simplifying is, as well as how to simplify a variety of algebraic equations. Content focuses on simplifying multiple signs, combining like terms, simplifying multiplication, distributing a number or...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Multiplying Polynomials
This WebMath interactive site allows students to enter problems and get an answer. It offers tips on how to multiply polynomials.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Equivalent Expressions
Practice determining whether or not two algebraic expressions are equivalent by manipulating the expressions. These problems require you to combine like terms and apply the distributive property. Students receive immediate feedback and...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Simplifying Multiple Positive or Negative Signs
Students learn how to simplify multiple positive or negative signs. The resource consists of lessons with examples, a combining like terms calculator, an equation calculator, and a activity to check for comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Review
Adding and subtracting polynomials is all about combining like terms. In this article, we review some examples and give you a chance for you to practice the skill yourself.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Complementary and Supplementary Angles
Complementary and Supplementary angles are explored in this tutorial video. [9:17] A PowerPoint presentation provides definitions of angle terms and a video offers examples for finding the missing angle in a supplementary or...
Other
Chili Math: The Distributive Property of Multiplication Over Addition
The distributive property of multiplication over addition allows us to eliminate the grouping symbol, usually in the form of parenthesis. Illustrates the basic pattern or formula and how to apply it.