Year 7 Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 algebraic expressions worksheet.
Year 7 · Mathematics · Algebraic Expressions
Year 7 Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers
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Collect the like terms. Only terms with exactly the same letter and power can be added.
1.Simplify: 9x + x + 9
Answer: 10x + 9
- 9x + x = 10x
2.Simplify: −2x + 9x + 1
Answer: 7x + 1
- −2x + 9x = 7x
3.Simplify: 6x − 4x + 6
Answer: 2x + 6
- 6x − 4x = 2x
4.Simplify: 3x + 9x + 8
Answer: 12x + 8
- 3x + 9x = 12x
5.Simplify: −4x + 8x + 7
Answer: 4x + 7
- −4x + 8x = 4x
6.Simplify: −x + 7x + 3
Answer: 6x + 3
- −x + 7x = 6x
7.Simplify: x − 5x + 8
Answer: −4x + 8
- x − 5x = −4x
8.Simplify: 5x − 3x + 7
Answer: 2x + 7
- 5x − 3x = 2x
9.Simplify: 6x + 5x + 6
Answer: 11x + 6
- 6x + 5x = 11x
10.Simplify: 8x + 7x + 3
Answer: 15x + 3
- 8x + 7x = 15x
11.Simplify: −2x + 5x + 1
Answer: 3x + 1
- −2x + 5x = 3x
12.Simplify: −3x − 2x + 6
Answer: −5x + 6
- −3x − 2x = −5x
13.Simplify: 9x + 4x + 1
Answer: 13x + 1
- 9x + 4x = 13x
14.Simplify: 7x + 4x + 9
Answer: 11x + 9
- 7x + 4x = 11x
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