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