Year 8 Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 algebraic expressions worksheet.
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Collect the like terms. Only terms with exactly the same letter and power can be added.
1.Simplify: x − 3x + 8
Answer: −2x + 8
- x − 3x = −2x
2.Simplify: 8x + 8x + 3
Answer: 16x + 3
- 8x + 8x = 16x
3.Simplify: −5x + 4x + 6
Answer: −x + 6
- −5x + 4x = −x
4.Simplify: −2x + 4x + 8
Answer: 2x + 8
- −2x + 4x = 2x
5.Simplify: x + 2x + 1
Answer: 3x + 1
- x + 2x = 3x
6.Simplify: 2x + 8x + 4
Answer: 10x + 4
- 2x + 8x = 10x
7.Simplify: −2x − 3x + 4
Answer: −5x + 4
- −2x − 3x = −5x
8.Simplify: 7x + 7x + 3
Answer: 14x + 3
- 7x + 7x = 14x
9.Simplify: −2x + 4x + 5
Answer: 2x + 5
- −2x + 4x = 2x
10.Simplify: −5x − 2x + 4
Answer: −7x + 4
- −5x − 2x = −7x
11.Simplify: 7x + 2x + 5
Answer: 9x + 5
- 7x + 2x = 9x
12.Simplify: 2x − 3x + 3
Answer: −x + 3
- 2x − 3x = −x
13.Simplify: 4x + 2x + 1
Answer: 6x + 1
- 4x + 2x = 6x
14.Simplify: −6x − 4x + 4
Answer: −10x + 4
- −6x − 4x = −10x
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