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Practice
Combining Like Terms
Which terms are like terms? (Not all terms will be used.) _
Circle ail terms that | Draw a square around | Underfine all terms | DrawanX through all
can be combined with | all terms that can be | that can be combined | _ terms that can be
3a. combined with 4b. with a. combined with 5. _|
1, 14a 2. Sab 3. 3b 4. 3a?
5. 4b? 617 7. 100 8 14ab
9. 5a° 10. 4a 11. 16b 12. 73a?
‘Simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. Show all work on a separate sheet
of paper and box your answer.
13. 4x ~ 6x 14. Ty + By — By 15. 4r + 4y—8
16. 3m + 4n—6n 17. 4g + 6g - 3g 18. 15f-5 + 2f
19. 13x—-7y + ax 20. 5x*— 4x + 97 21.4b+7a-8
e 22. 131 + 5s —2r 23.a+a+3b+b 24, 3y— ay? + 3y
: 25. (3a—b) + 2a 26. 2w + 4w?— Sw? 27.¢° + 40-40
28.a-3b+5c+4a 29. 2x + 7x- 6x48 30. 119 + 5p -9q + 7p
31. 3mn + 4m —2mn 32. 0t-9t + 6u + 4u® 33. 11d + 5f-21d+5-8
34.12 + 9x-6x- 19 35. y? + 3y? — By + dy? 36.2-5t+8+5t-8
When part of an expression is over or under a division bar, you must act as if that part of the
expression is inside of parenthesis. Use PEMDAS to decide if you can simply the expression
any further. (Think: did you get a fraction that you can simplify?)
7. 14r + 125 38. axe 39. 2=5t
48— 10s 12-14 2+ 5t-4t
40. 2x 6y + 4x 41. 44d + 9d 42. 12x—Tx
ay-8+y ‘8d-3d 5x
Sonus: Simplify the expression below by combining like terms.
AZ + x— 5x + Ty — 3x + By? — 32 + 162 + 14x-5
$Practice
Combining Like Terms
Circle ail terms that | Draw a square around | Underline “Draw an X through
can be combined with | all terms that can be | that can be combined | terms that can be
combined with 4b. with a°. combined with 5.
1. 2. Sab 3. (a0) 4. 3a
5. 4b? 6 v4 7. jo 8. 14ab
9. 5a? 1042) 11.{teb } 12. 732%
‘Simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. Show all work on a separate sheet
of paper and box your answer.
13. 4x = 6x 14. 7y + By - By 15.4r+ 4y-8
-2x 7 Simanfie &
16. 3m + 4n—6n 17. 4g + 69 - 39 18. 151-5 + 2f
Bm-2n 79 \4qF4S
19. 13x —7y + 4x 20. 5x? — 4x + 9x? 21.4b+7a-8
\Ix-1y Vax ae Tarkon’
22. 13r + 5s — 2r 23.ata+3b+b 24. By — Ay? + 3y
\\rr 5S Ratt shape + uy
25. (3a—b) + 2a 26. 2w + 4w— 5w> 27.08 + 4c—
5a-0 SimpriFita -3¢2 eal
28.a-3b+5c+4a 29, 2x + 7x— 6x +8 30.14 +8 Ae
5a- 30+ 5c Oxt fr)
31. 3mn + 4m — 2mn 32. Ot- St + 6u + 4u® 33. tar St Sh eg-2
ran ten, 4uerou-4t “\0 dr of -S
34.12 + 9x—6x—19 35. y? + 3y? — By + 4y? 36.2-5t+8 + 5t—
Dx 4 Fw o
When part of an expression is over or under a division bar, you must act as if that part of the
expression is inside of parenthesis. Use PEMDAS to decide if you can simplify the expression
any further. (Think: did you get a fraction that you can simplify?)
37. 44+ 128_, 2E+ 38. 3% Simmpiified 98. 2=5t Simpnfied
43-108 > 12-14 [ 2+ 5t-4t men
40.2x—6y+4x B(xry\ 41 d+9d 4 42. 12x=7x
y-8ty ZLyd d—3d x \
Bonus: Simplify the expression below by combining like terms.
4z + x~ 5x Ty} 3x + 5y?— a 82+ 162+ 14x-5
(Tea tet yt Syo-5
~ = 4 74-
Sy?r lye Wr Tt 5