Combining Like Terms Worksheet
Practice combining like terms in algebraic expressions for Grade 6 math students.
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Combining Like Terms
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Read each question carefully and combine the like terms in the algebraic expressions. Show your work.
1. In the expression 3x + 5y - 2x + 7, the like terms are and .
2. The terms that can be combined in 8a - 4b + 2a are and .
3. The constant terms in the expression 6 + 2m - 1 are and .
4. Simplify the expression: 4x + 3x - x
5. Simplify the expression: 5y + 2 - 3y + 8
6. Simplify the expression: 7a - 2b + 3a + 5b
7. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 6m + 4 - 2m?
8m + 4
4m + 4
4m - 4
8m - 4
8. What is the simplified form of y + 9 - 5y - 3?
-4y + 6
6y + 12
4y + 6
-4y + 12
9. The terms 5x and 5y are like terms.
True
False
10. When combining like terms, you add or subtract their coefficients.
True
False
Match each expression on the left with its simplified form on the right.
11. 2x + 5 + 3x
a. 5x + 5
12. 7y - 2y + 1
b. 5y + 1
13. 4 + 3a - 1 + a
c. 4a + 3
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