8th Grade Simplifying Expressions (Like Terms) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 8th Grade 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: 6x + 5x + 1
Answer: 11x + 1
- 6x + 5x = 11x
2.Simplify: 6x + 8x + 6
Answer: 14x + 6
- 6x + 8x = 14x
3.Simplify: 9x + 6x + 3
Answer: 15x + 3
- 9x + 6x = 15x
4.Simplify: 5x − x + 9
Answer: 4x + 9
- 5x − x = 4x
5.Simplify: x + 6x + 1
Answer: 7x + 1
- x + 6x = 7x
6.Simplify: 5x + 4x + 7
Answer: 9x + 7
- 5x + 4x = 9x
7.Simplify: −6x + 2x + 3
Answer: −4x + 3
- −6x + 2x = −4x
8.Simplify: 7x − 5x + 3
Answer: 2x + 3
- 7x − 5x = 2x
9.Simplify: −3x − 5x + 2
Answer: −8x + 2
- −3x − 5x = −8x
10.Simplify: 9x + 5x + 2
Answer: 14x + 2
- 9x + 5x = 14x
11.Simplify: −5x − 3x + 1
Answer: −8x + 1
- −5x − 3x = −8x
12.Simplify: 6x − 5x + 6
Answer: x + 6
- 6x − 5x = x
13.Simplify: 6x − 5x + 3
Answer: x + 3
- 6x − 5x = x
14.Simplify: −6x − 2x + 5
Answer: −8x + 5
- −6x − 2x = −8x
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