CODE PC-RG-04

ST. VIATOR BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

VERSIO 03
ACADEMIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT DATE 16 - 02 - 18
DATE SUBJECT: MATH GUIDE 05 UNIT TITLE:

TOPIC: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions TERM: I

NAME: Mariana Isabel Herrera Delgado CLASS: 6-28 SCORE:

OBJETIVE: Criterion A: solve problems correctly in a variety of contexts and Criterion B: apply mathematical
problem-solving techniques to recognize patterns.

CHECKED BY:

1. Write in the simplest form (7): (An example is given)

3·a·a 3a2 2x + 3y + 4x 6x + 3y

9·a·a·b 9 a2b 5x + 4y – 2x 3x + 4y
3a + 2b + 4a +
p·p·p·q·r·r p3 q r 2 7a + 4b
2b
a+a·a a + a2 7p – p + 4m 6p + 4m
b·b+3·b b 2+3 b 8t + 4w – 6t + 2w 2t + 6w
3 · a · b · b – 5· b · c 3 ab2 −5 bc 2x + y + 3x 5x + y
4 · x + 2 · x · x · x 4x + 2 x3 3x + 2y + 2x + y 5x + 3y
3y + 4y + 10 7y + 10
2. Write in expanded form (6): (An example is given)

3
5x – 2x + 3y + y 3x + 4y
a a·a·a
4. Complete the following tables (18): (An example is
4ab3 4 ∙ a ∙b ∙ b ∙ b given)

b4 b ∙ b ∙b ∙ b
2 2
+¿ -4x -x 7x
2a c 2∙ a ∙ a∙ c ∙c
3x -x 2x 10x
3d2 3 ∙d∙d
5
x -3x 0 8x
2n 2 ∙ n ∙n ∙ n ∙ n∙ n
-7x -11x -8x 0
3. Simplify each expression (13): (An example is given)
−¿
-4x -x 7x
5x + 3x 8x
5x 9x 6x -2x
x–x 0
x 5x 2x -8x
10a – a 9a
-7x -3x -6x -14x
21x2 + 9x2 30 x 2
5. Simplify the expressions and write the letter in the box above the correct answer. After you solve all the
expressions you will have the answer to “why do people laugh up their sleeves?” (40): (Three examples are
given)

B E C A U S E T H A T S W H E R E T H E Y
6x + 5
100x

24ab
14m

24k

2xy

-4k
-3a

-5x
a2b

3x2

8a2
7a

3a
8a

4a
8x

5x
0

a
K E E P T H E I R F U N N Y B O N E S
4ab + 2b
6m + 4b

10p + 7

10 – 2x
7x – 5y

9x – 7y
3k – 3t
2p + q

6a – 1
13m

6ab
7b2

4a2

6a2
2x
7x
-a
1

Some exercises taken from: McSeveny, A. (2007). International Mathematics for the middle years. Melbourne: Pearson
Education.