collecting like terms

Collecting Like Terms

Understand the concept of terms, coefficients, and variables in algebraic expressions while identifying and combining like terms to simplify algebraic expressions.

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Collecting Like Terms

Ages 11-12

Understand the concept of terms, coefficients, and variables in algebraic expressions while identifying and combining like terms to simplify algebraic expressions.
collecting like terms
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By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the concept of terms, coefficients, and variables in algebraic expressions.
  2. Identify like terms within algebraic expressions.
  3. Combine like terms to simplify algebraic expressions.
  4. Apply collecting like terms to real-life and mathematical problems.

KS3 Mathematics: Algebra

  • simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions to maintain equivalence by collecting like terms

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