Question

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Answer 1

like terms would be like 15 and 24 or 5x and 3x.

as long as they don't have a different variable or on a different side of the = sign they are considered like terms.

3 and 5x are not like terms

5x and 5y are not like terms

ya get what im sayin

Answer 2

Combining like terms mean to solve those terms whose have same bases