Identifying and Generating Equivalent Algebraic Expressions

6a + 3a =

• 9a

• (a + a + a + a + a) + (a + a + a)

• 9 + a

• 6a + 3 + a

3p + 7p + p =

• 10p

• 11p

• (3 + 7) + p

• (3 x 7) p

4b + 9 + 3b =

• 16b

• (7 + 9) b

• 7b + 9

• 13 + 3b

5m + 5 - 3m =

• 7m

• 2m + 5

• 15m + 5

• 8m + 5

8n - 2n + n =

• 7n

• 6n

• (8 - 2) + n

• 16n - 2n + n

4x + 5 + 3x - 2 =

• 62x

• 9x -2

• 7x - 3

• 7x + 3

9c + 9 - 4c - 6 =

• 5c - 3

• 13c + 3

• 5c + 3

• -4c - 6

7a - 2a + a - 4a =

• 2a

• 14a

• 5a

• 11a

12n + 4n - 9n + n =

• 8n

• 16n

• 26n

• 6n

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

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4