<span>A letter that holds the place for some unknown value in mathematics
VARIABLE
A process where you must look for terms that have identical variable parts and then combine their coefficients.
COMBINING LIKE TERMS</span>
34-5x+2(x-2)=15 1st get rid of () by distributing the 2. 34-5x+2x-4=15 Now collect like terms. 30-3x=15 Get -3x by itself by subtracting 30 in both sides. -3x=-15 You want X by itself so divide by -3 on both sides. x=5
