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Halloween Like Terms Worksheet
Like terms have the same variable part, including the same exponent. Add or subtract their coefficients; unlike terms stay separate.
Spot and Combine Like Terms
Choose or identify terms with matching variable parts.
1.A spell uses 6p moonberries and then 5p more. Which expression gives the total number of moonberries?
- 11p
- 30p
- 11p²
- 6p + 5
2.Select every pair that consists of like terms.
- 7 pumpkins and −2 pumpkins
- 3a and 3b
- 8m² and −4m²
- 5 bats and 5x bats
3.Simplify the expression for the candy in a trick-or-treat bag: 9x + 2y − 4x + 6y.
- 5x + 8y
- 13x + 8y
- 5xy
- 9x + 8y
4.A haunted mansion has 7r + 3s − 5r + 9s windows. Combine the like terms.
- 2r + 12s
- 12r + 2s
- 14rs
- 7r + 4s
Show Your Thinking
Group matching variable parts before combining their coefficients.
5.Simplify the expression for decorations around a spooky porch: 8a + 6b − 3a − 2b + a. Show your steps.
6.At a Halloween party, Jamal brings 3c + 5d pieces of candy, Logan brings 6c + 2d, and Lee brings 4c + 3d. Write and simplify an expression for all the candy they bring.
7.Explain why 9x and −4x can be combined, but 9x and −4y cannot.
8.Write a Halloween-themed expression with two different variable parts. Include at least two like terms, then simplify it.
Halloween Challenge
Use combining like terms to solve each problem.
9.A lantern count is represented by 4x + 7x − 3x = 32. Find x.
10.Simplify the haunted expression: 5x² + 8x − 2x² − 3x + x².
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