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Grade 2 questions
1)
2)
3)
Simplifying - Addition and Subtraction
Simplify the following
a)
x+x
b)
2x + 3x
c)
5t – 3t
d)
7y – 6y
e)
x + 2x + 3x
f)
3g – g + 6g
g)
2x – 7x + 8x
h)
y – 2y – 3y + 6y
Simplify the following
a)
xy + 3xy
b)
5xy – 2xy
c)
4x2y + x2y
d)
3xy2 – 2xy2
e)
2x2y3 + 4x2y3 – 3x2y3
f)
6a2bc4 + 5a2bc4 – 2a2bc4
Simplify the following
a)
x+y+x+y
b)
2x + 3y + x + 4y
c)
2a + 4b – a + 2b
d)
3x + 4y – x – 2y
e)
6x – 2y + 2x + 5y
f)
4x – 3y – 2x – 5y
g)
3t + 4u + 2t – 7u
h)
2xy + 3t – xy – 4t
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©MathsWatch
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Simplifying - Addition and Subtraction
Grade 2 answers
1)
2)
3)
Simplify the following
a)
x+x
2x
b)
2x + 3x
5x
c)
5t – 3t
2t
d)
7y – 6y
y
e)
x + 2x + 3x
6x
f)
3g – g + 6g
8g
g)
2x – 7x + 8x
h)
y – 2y – 3y + 6y
3x
2y
Simplify the following
a)
xy + 3xy
4xy
3xy
b)
5xy – 2xy
c)
4x2y + x2y
d)
3xy2 – 2xy2
e)
2x2y3 + 4x2y3 – 3x2y3
f)
6a2bc4 + 5a2bc4 – 2a2bc4
5x2y
xy2
Simplify the following
a)
x+y+x+y
3x2y3
9a2bc4
2x + 2y
b)
2x + 3y + x + 4y
3x + 7y
c)
2a + 4b – a + 2b
a + 6b
d)
3x + 4y – x – 2y
2x + 2y
e)
6x – 2y + 2x + 5y
f)
4x – 3y – 2x – 5y
2x – 8y
g)
3t + 4u + 2t – 7u
5t – 3u
h)
2xy + 3t – xy – 4t
8x + 3y
xy – t
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