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