Combining Like Terms - Grade 7 Algebra
Practice combining like terms in algebraic expressions for 7th grade students.
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Combining Like Terms
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Read each question carefully and combine the like terms to simplify the algebraic expressions. Show all your work.
Identify the like terms in each expression. Write them on the blank lines.
1. 3x + 5y - 2x + 7
Like terms: ,
2. 8a - 4b + 2a - 3b + 1
Like terms: , ,
Simplify each expression by combining like terms.
3. 6m + 2n - 4m + 5n
4. 9p - 3q - 2p + 7q
5. Which of the following is equivalent to 5x + 3y - 2x + y?
3x + 2y
3x + 4y
7x + 4y
7x + 2y
Determine if the following statements are true or false.
6. The expression 4x + 2y can be simplified to 6xy.
True
False
Simplify the following complex expressions.
7. 2(3x + 4) - 5x + 7y - 3y
8. (4a - 2b) + (3a + 5b) - (a - b)