Year 8 Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 algebraic expressions worksheet.
Year 8 · Mathematics · Algebraic Expressions
Year 8 Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
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Collect the like terms. Only terms with exactly the same letter and power can be added.
1.Simplify: 6x + 5x + 5
Answer: 11x + 5
- 6x + 5x = 11x
2.Simplify: 6x + 8x + 3
Answer: 14x + 3
- 6x + 8x = 14x
3.Simplify: 9x − 2x + 2
Answer: 7x + 2
- 9x − 2x = 7x
4.Simplify: 2x + 8x + 1
Answer: 10x + 1
- 2x + 8x = 10x
5.Simplify: x − 4x + 1
Answer: −3x + 1
- x − 4x = −3x
6.Simplify: 9x − x + 3
Answer: 8x + 3
- 9x − x = 8x
7.Simplify: 6x − 3x + 4
Answer: 3x + 4
- 6x − 3x = 3x
8.Simplify: −4x − 2x + 7
Answer: −6x + 7
- −4x − 2x = −6x
9.Simplify: −2x + 2x + 5
Answer: 5
- −2x + 2x = 0
10.Simplify: 3x − 6x + 7
Answer: −3x + 7
- 3x − 6x = −3x
11.Simplify: −2x + 7x + 7
Answer: 5x + 7
- −2x + 7x = 5x
12.Simplify: 5x − 5x + 7
Answer: 7
- 5x − 5x = 0
13.Simplify: 6x − 5x + 8
Answer: x + 8
- 6x − 5x = x
14.Simplify: 3x − 2x + 9
Answer: x + 9
- 3x − 2x = x
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