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Halloween Like Terms Worksheet

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Halloween Like Terms Worksheet

Halloween pumpkins and bats

🎃 I Can: Identify and combine like terms in algebraic expressions

Success Criteria: I can recognize terms with the same variable and exponent, then add or subtract their coefficients.

Example: 3x + 5x = 8x (like terms) but 3x + 5y cannot be combined (unlike terms)

1. A witch's potion recipe calls for 4x spider legs + 7x spider legs + 2y bat wings. How many spider legs total?

11x spider legs

13x spider legs

4x + 7x + 2y spider legs

13xy spider legs

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2. Which pairs are like terms? (Check all that apply)

6 pumpkins and -3 pumpkins

8x ghosts and 2y ghosts

5x² bats and 9x² bats

4 candy bars and 7x candy bars

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3. Simplify: 8x + 3y - 5x + 2y (Halloween candy collection)

3x + 5y

8xy

13x + 5y

8x + 5y

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4. A haunted house has 6a + 4b - 2a + 8b windows. Combine like terms to find the total.

4a + 12b

8a + 4b

16ab

6a + 10b

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🦇 Problem Solving with Like Terms

5. A vampire's castle has rooms with the following decorations: 9x + 4y - 6x + 3y + x. Show your work to simplify this expression.

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6. Three trick-or-treaters collect candy. Sarah gets 5x + 3y pieces, Mike gets 2x + 7y pieces, and Emma gets 4x + y pieces. Write and simplify an expression for their total candy.

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7. Explain in your own words: Why can you combine 8x and -3x, but not 8x and 3y?

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8. Create your own Halloween-themed like terms problem and solve it:

Problem: ________________________________

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🕷️ Extension Challenge

9. A spooky equation: If 3x + 5x - 2x = 24 jack-o'-lanterns, what is the value of x?

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10. Advanced: Simplify this complex haunted expression: 4x² + 7x - 2x² + 5x + 3x² - x

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Differentiation Support: Use colored pencils to highlight like terms in the same color before combining them.

Dyslexia-Friendly Tip: Cover unused answer choices with paper to focus on one option at a time.

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