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Collect like terms with negative coefficients

7th grade (Year 8 in England) Β· 16 questions Β· Common Core: 7.EE.A.1 Β· England: KS3 Algebra, GCSE Foundation Algebra

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  1. Question 1

    Simplify βˆ’7x βˆ’ 3 + 6x + 1.

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  2. Question 2

    Mei simplifies 3x βˆ’ 4x + 1 and writes 7x + 1. What is the correct simplified expression?

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  3. Question 3

    Simplify 2a + 2b βˆ’ a + 2b.

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  4. Question 4

    Simplify 3x + 6 βˆ’ 5x + 11.

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  5. Question 5

    Lucia simplifies 2x βˆ’ 3x + 5 and writes 5x + 5. What is the correct simplified expression?

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  6. Question 6

    Simplify 6a βˆ’ b + 5a + 4b.

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  7. Question 7

    Simplify βˆ’4x βˆ’ 12 βˆ’ 5x βˆ’ 10.

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  8. Question 8

    Tariq simplifies 9x βˆ’ 5x + 7 and writes 14x + 7. What is the correct simplified expression?

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  9. Question 9

    Simplify βˆ’4a βˆ’ b + 4a βˆ’ 3b.

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  10. Question 10

    Simplify 3x βˆ’ 2 + 5x βˆ’ 2.

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  11. Question 11

    Kai simplifies 7x βˆ’ 4x + 9 and writes 11x + 9. What is the correct simplified expression?

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  12. Question 12

    Simplify βˆ’2a βˆ’ 2b βˆ’ 6a βˆ’ 5b.

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  13. Question 13

    Simplify 5x βˆ’ 2 βˆ’ 4x + 7.

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  14. Question 14

    Sofia simplifies 8x βˆ’ 5x + 9 and writes 13x + 9. What is the correct simplified expression?

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  15. Question 15

    Simplify βˆ’2a βˆ’ 5b + 2a βˆ’ 2b.

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  16. Question 16

    Simplify 5x βˆ’ 1 + 6x βˆ’ 2.

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Answer key: Collect like terms with negative coefficients

  1. 1. -x-2

  2. 2. -x+1

  3. 3. a+4b

  4. 4. -2x+17

  5. 5. -x+5

  6. 6. 11a+3b

  7. 7. -9x-22

  8. 8. 4x+7

  9. 9. -4b

  10. 10. 8x-4

  11. 11. 3x+9

  12. 12. -8a-7b

  13. 13. x+5

  14. 14. 3x+9

  15. 15. -7b

  16. 16. 11x-3