Game: MIX AND MATCH
Aim: Drag question blocks to answer boxes
Method:
Drag the question block over the right answer box to tidy up the play room. Points are added and taken away automatically.
Click the answer boxes to hear the answer for each box. You must answer 5 questions correctly to complete the game
6th grade / Algebra / Simplify expressions / Add and subtract / Add like terms
When we talk about "like terms" in algebra, we are referring to terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power(s).
For example, 3x and 5x are like terms because they both have the same variable x raised to the same first power. Similarly, 2y² and 7y² are like terms because they both have the variable y raised to the second power. We have a topic about like and unlike terms.
To add like terms, you simply add the coefficients (the numbers in front of the variables) while keeping the variable and its exponent the same.
For example, to add 3x and 5x, you would add the coefficients 3 and 5 to get 8, and then write the result including the variable.
3x + 4x = 8x
Similarly, to add 3a³ and 4a³, you would add the coefficients 3 and 4 to get 7, and then write the result including the variable and the exponent.
3a³ + 4a³ = 7a³
With our Mix and match math game you will be practicing the topic "Add like terms" from 6th grade / Algebra / Simplify expressions / Simplify expressions. The math in this game consists of 16 questions that ask you to simplify expressions by adding algebraic like terms such as a + a or b² + 3b² or 5c³ + 3c³.
In this game we are in a room with lots of toys - and the room needs clearing up - you need to put the play blocks back in the right boxes to tidy the room and win the game...but which is the right box for each block? Well, you can work that out by comparing the question on the block with the math answer on each of the boxes - you should drag the question block into the box whose math answer matches the picture question.
You can listen to the spoken math answer by clicking on the individual boxes. There are 5 blocks to clear up - but if you put them in the wrong boxes, there will be more... Anyway, tidy is good and practicing math is better so start now and see how you get on...
This game reinforces the math you learned or revised in the lesson by asking you to match each question to the correct answer. If you are older you may not like the childish reference to toys, but don't worry - there are other games to play, and who knows - you might like a trip down memory lane?
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There are 5 blocks that need putting away to tidy the play room. Drag (they are heavy...) the blocks to the correct boxes.
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