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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
📚 Part 1: Collecting Like Terms
1. Simplify: 3a + a + a
2. Simplify: 5x - 2x
3. Simplify: 2m + 4m - m
4. Simplify: 7y - 3y + y
5. Which expression is equivalent to 4b + 2b - b?
7b
5b
6b
4b
✏️ Part 2: Mixed Terms and Operations
6. Simplify: 3a + 5b - 2a + b
7. Simplify: 6p - 2p + 4 - 1
8. Simplify: 2(3x + 4)
9. Simplify: 5c + 2d - 3c + 4d - 1
10. True or False: When simplifying 4x + 3y - x + 2y, we can combine the x terms and y terms separately.
True
False
Explain your answer: _________________________________________________
🎯 Part 3: Challenge Problems
11. Simplify: 3(2a + 1) - 4a + 5
12. Write an algebraic expression with at least 4 terms that simplifies to 5x + 3.
My expression: _______________________________________________
Show your working to prove it simplifies to 5x + 3:
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