Collecting Like Terms

Instructions: Write each

5 11
expression in its simplest 9
terms then use the key to 8
2 1
shade each section in the
correct colour. 7 10
3 12
6

Light Blue 2a + 2b
14
4
13
Skin Colour 15
(of your 4a – 5b 16 17 18 20 21
choice) 24
19
23
25 26 27 31
White 2a – 2b 28
22 29 30
34

Dark Blue 4a + 5b 35 36
37
33
32 41
Orange 10a + 8b
38 39 40
46 47
Black 10a – 8b
42 45
43
44

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 Collecting Like Terms
1. a + a + b + b 21. 5a – 2b + 5a + 10b 41. 8a – b – 4a + 6b

2. 2a + b + b 22. 20b + 20a – 18a – 18b 42. 9a – 7a + 2b

3. 4a + 2b – 7b 23. 5a – b – 3a – b 43. 10b – 5b + 2a – 3b

4. 3a + a – 5b 24. 3b – 4a + 6a – 5b 44. 8b – 2a + 4a – 6b

5. a + 2a – a + 2b 25. 9a – b – a – 4b – 4a 45. 5a + 5a – 8a + 2b

6. 5a – 3a + b + b 26. -8b + 3b + 4a 46. 7b + a – 5b + a

7. 6a – 4a + 2b 27. -2b + a + b + 3a – 4b 47. 8a + b – 6a + b

8. a + a + 2b 28. 5a – 6b + 5a – 2b

9. 10a + b + b – 8a 29. -14a – 14b + 9b + 18a

10. 2b + a + a 30. -7b + b + 8a + 2a – 2b

11. 4a – 2a + 2b 31. -b + 12a – b – 2a + 10b

12. 6b + 2a – 4b 32. 2a – 8b + 6b

13. 10b + a + a – 8b 33. 4a + 2b – 2a – 4b

14. 10a – 5a + 2b – 3a 34. 11b – b + 2a – 8b

15. -10b + 2a + 5b + 2a 35. a – b + a – b

16. 8b + a – 5a + 8a – 13b 36. -2a – 3b + 4a + b

17. 11a – b + 3b – 9a 37. 8a + b – 6a – 3b

18. 5b – a – 10b + 5a 38. 10a + 6b – 6a – b

19. 6a – 4b – 2a – b 39. a – 2a – 4b + 5a + 9b

20. 20a – 18b – 18a + 10b + 8a 40. 6a + c + 2b – 2a – c + 3b

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Collecting Like Terms Answers
Instructions: Write each
5 11
expression in its simplest 9
terms then use the key to 8
2 1
shade each section in the
correct colour. 7 10
3 12
6

Light Blue 2a + 2b
14
4
13
Skin Colour 15
(of your 4a – 5b 16 17 18 20 21
choice) 24
19
23
25 26 27 31
White 2a – 2b 28
22 29 30
34

Dark Blue 4a + 5b 35 36
37
33
32 41
Orange 10a + 8b
38 39 40
46 47
Black 10a – 8b
42 45
43
44

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 Collecting Like Terms Answers
1. a + a + b + b 21. 5a – 2b + 5a + 10b 41. 8a – b – 4a + 6b

2. 2a + b + b 22. 20b + 20a – 18a – 18b 42. 9a – 7a + 2b

3. 4a + 2b – 7b 23. 5a – b – 3a – b 43. 10b – 5b + 2a – 3b

4. 3a + a – 5b 24. 3b – 4a + 6a – 5b 44. 8b – 2a + 4a – 6b

5. a + 2a – a + 2b 25. 9a – b – a – 4b – 4a 45. 5a + 5a – 8a + 2b

6. 5a – 3a + b + b 26. -8b + 3b + 4a 46. 7b + a – 5b + a

7. 6a – 4a + 2b 27. -2b + a + b + 3a – 4b 47. 8a + b – 6a + b

8. a + a + 2b 28. 5a – 6b + 5a – 2b

9. 10a + b + b – 8a 29. -14a – 14b + 9b + 18a

10. 2b + a + a 30. -7b + b + 8a + 2a – 2b

11. 4a – 2a + 2b 31. -b + 12a – b – 2a + 10b

12. 6b + 2a – 4b 32. 2a – 8b + 6b

13. 10b + a + a – 8b 33. 4a + 2b – 2a – 4b

14. 10a – 5a + 2b – 3a 34. 11b – b + 2a – 8b

15. -10b + 2a + 5b + 2a 35. a – b + a – b

16. 8b + a – 5a + 8a – 13b 36. -2a – 3b + 4a + b

17. 11a – b + 3b – 9a 37. 8a + b – 6a – 3b

18. 5b – a – 10b + 5a 38. 10a + 6b – 6a – b

19. 6a – 4b – 2a – b 39. a – 2a – 4b + 5a + 9b

20. 20a – 18b – 18a + 10b + 8a 40. 6a + c + 2b – 2a – c + 3b

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