Simplifying Expressions Practice #1

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4
• 2a + 2b + 4
• 8ab
• 4ab + 4

Simplify the following expression:
-6x + 4(-x - 3)

• -2x - 12
• 10x + 12
• -10x - 12
• -2x + 12

Match the following like terms.

• 10y

• -a

• 4x

• -7

• 3

• 4b

• -8b

• 3x

• 12a

• -8y

– 9r³ + 2r – 5r³ + 3 – 20r

• -4r³ - 18r + 3
•  -14r³ - 18r + 3
•  -14r³ + 18r + 3

Simplify:
4(8x + 1) - 6(1 - 8x)

• -80x - 2
• 80x + 2
• -80x + 2
• 80x - 2

Simplify the following expression:
-9(14p - 8) - 4p

• 130p - 72
• 122p - 72
• -130p - 18
• -130p + 72

Simplify the following expression:
-7x +5 (1 - 8x)

• -33x + 5
• 5 + 33x
• 47x + 5
• 5 - 47x

Which of these are like terms in the following expression:
3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x²

• 7, 24y
• 3x, 9x
• 3x, -9x
• 3x, -9x, 2x²

Simplify the following expression:
-6x + 4(-x - 3)

• -2x - 12
• 10x + 12
• -10x - 12
• -2x + 12