Simplifying and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

Level 1: Easy

Simplify each expression.

Examples: y

(a) y + y + y + y
= 4y m

(b) m + m + m + 4 + 7
= 3m + 11 7
4

1. p+p+p+p+p+p+p

= _______________

2. h + h + h + h + 20 – 4

= ________________

3. 4k + 2k + 7 + 6

= ________________

4. 8w + 5 – 2w + 9

= ________________

5. 38 + 46a - 7 + 5a – a

= _______________
Find the value of the following when y= 3.

1. 7 + y

= ______

2. 20 – y

= ______

3. 5y – 10

= ______

4. Mariam had k dolls. Umairah had 3 times as many dolls as Mariam. Umairah bouth another 4
dolls.
(a) How many dolls did Umairah have? Give your answer in terms of k.
(b) If Mariam had 20 dolls, how many dolls did Umairah have altogether?

5. Yani had $x in her purse. She bought a skirt for $34 and spent the rest of her money on 2
bottles of orange juice.
(a) How much money did she have left, in terms of x.
(b) If Yani had $38 in her purse, what is the price of 1 bottle of orange juice?