SOLUTION: What is the difference between coefficients and like terms?

Question 657412: What is the difference between coefficients and like terms?
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Coefficients are the numbers in front of (multiplying) a variable.
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For example, x, 2r, 3w, 4q have the coefficients 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
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Like terms are variables and the degree of variable.
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For example, 2a + 4b has two different terms.
also has two different terms.
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To simplify 2a + 9a + 4b + 7b, combine like terms to get
11a + 11b
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To simplify , combine like degree variable terms, to get

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