Everyone loves math when it includes food! This lesson tries to take the notion of combining like terms in algebra and comparing it to sorting apples and oranges. It takes a step-by-step approach to helping students understand this...

Students define terminology used in simplifying equations. In this algebra lesson, students combine like terms to solve an equation. They use substitution, division, addition and subtractions to help simplify the equation. They multiply...

In this distributive property worksheet, students solve and complete 20 various types of problems using the distributive property. First, they simplify by distributing and collecting like terms. Then, students simplify each given...

In this quadratic equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include factorable quadratic equations. First, they move all the terms to the same side and set the equation to 0. Then, students factor the algebraic...

In this distributive property activity, students solve and complete 12 different problems that include using the distributive property to solve. First, they name the coefficient of each terms and list the like terms. Then, students use...

In this systems of inequalities worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different sets of problems that include graphing systems of inequalities. First, they graph each inequality separately. Then, students solve each system of inequalities and...

In this quadratic equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include various quadratic equations. First, they factor out the equation and set it to zero. Then, students solve each factor and check their work by...

In this fractional equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include various types of rational expressions. First, they determine the least common denominator in each. Then, students compare the numerators and add...

In this like terms worksheet, students solve and complete 10 problems and charts that include grouping various types of like terms. They identify each of the terms given and then group each one into the proper category on the chart shown.

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.