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