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Combining Like Terms Practice
Identify the terms, like terms, coefficients, and constants in each expression.
1) 9y – 4 – 11y + 7
Terms:
2) 3x + 2 – 10 – 3x
Terms:
Like terms:
Like terms:
Coefficients:
Coefficients:
Constants:
Constants:
Write the following expressions in simplest form. (Standard Form)
3) −7n + 9n
6) 6 – 3n + 5n
4) −9p + 2 + 8 p + 2
7) –8a + 4b – 2a + 3b
5) 3b +7 – 3b – 7
8) 2x2 – y + 3 – x2 + y – 1
Which of the following expressions is 7a – 6a – 12 + 24 in simplest form?
(Standard Form)
a) a – 12
b) a + 12
c) 13a – 12
d) 13a + 12
Jack got the expression 7𝑥 + 1, then wrote his answer as 1 + 7𝑥. Is his answer an
equivalent expression? How do you know?
Jill also got the expression 7𝑥 + 1, then wrote her answer as 1𝑥 + 7. Is her
expression an equivalent expression? How do you know?
Challenge: Identify the expression that is not equivalent to the other three.
Explain you answer.
x – 2 + 3x
4(x – 2)
–2 + 7x – 3x
4x – 2