Combining Like Terms Worksheet

Combining Like Terms Worksheet

Combining Like Terms Worksheet

Name: ____________________
Date: ____________________
Class: ____________________

Instructions

Simplify each expression by combining like terms.

A. Basic Practice

  1. (3x + 5x =) __________
  2. (7a + 2a =) __________
  3. (9y – 4y =) __________
  4. (6m + 3m – 2m =) __________
  5. (8p – 5p + 2p =) __________
  6. (4x + 7 + 3x =) __________
  7. (5a + 6 – 2a =) __________
  8. (9y – 3 + 4y =) __________
  9. (7m + 2m – 5 =) __________
  10. (10n – 4n + 3 =) __________

B. Intermediate Practice

  1. (4x + 7x – 3x =) __________
  2. (8a – 3a + 6a =) __________
  3. (5y + 9 – 2y + 4 =) __________
  4. (7m – 3 + 2m + 8 =) __________
  5. (6p + 4 – 2p – 7 =) __________
  6. (9x – 5 + 3x + 2 =) __________
  7. (4a + 6b + 3a + 2b =) __________
  8. (7x + 3y – 2x + 5y =) __________
  9. (8m – 4n + 3m + 7n =) __________
  10. (5p + 2q – 3p + 6q =) __________
  11. (9x + 4y – 5x – y =) __________
  12. (6a – 3b + 2a + 7b =) __________
  13. (10m + 5n – 4m – 2n =) __________
  14. (3p – 8q + 6p + 3q =) __________
  15. (7r + 2s – 4r + 5s =) __________

C. Challenge Questions

  1. (5x + 3y – 2x + 7y – 4 =) __________
  2. (8a – 4b + 3a + 6b – 5 =) __________
  3. (9m + 2n – 5m – 7n + 3 =) __________
  4. (6p – 3q + 4p + 8q – 9 =) __________
  5. (12x – 5 + 3x + 7 – 4x =) __________
  6. (15a + 6b – 7a – 2b + 4 =) __________
  7. (11y – 3z + 5y + 8z – 6 =) __________
  8. (14m + 9n – 6m – 4n + 2 =) __________
  9. (7x + 5 – 3y + 4x – 2 + 8y =) __________
  10. (10a – 7b + 3 – 4a + 2b – 8 =) __________
  11. (13p + 4q – 6 + 2p – q + 9 =) __________
  12. (9r – 5s + 7 + 3r + 2s – 4 =) __________
  13. (16x – 3y + 5 – 9x + 8y – 2 =) __________
  14. (12a + 7b – 4a – 9b + 6a + 2b =) __________
  15. (15m – 8n + 4m + 3n – 7m + 6n =) __________

D. Mixed Practice

  1. (3x + 4 + 6x – 9 + 2x =) __________
  2. (8a – 5 + 2a + 7 – 3a =) __________
  3. (6y + 2z – 4y + 5z + y =) __________
  4. (9m – 3n + 2m + 7n – 4m =) __________
  5. (5p + 8q – 2p – 3q + 4p =) __________
  6. (7x + 3y + 2 – 4x – y + 5 =) __________
  7. (10a – 2b + 6 – 3a + 5b – 1 =) __________
  8. (4m + 7n – 5 + 8m – 2n + 3 =) __________
  9. (11p – 4q + 9 – 6p + 7q – 2 =) __________
  10. (8x + 5y – 3 + 4x – 2y + 7 – 6x =) __________

Bonus: Create your own expression containing at least three different like-term groups, then simplify it.

Expression: __________________________________________

Answer: ______________________________________________