Simplifying Equations and Combining Like Terms

Term for combining like terms.

• Simplifying

• Factoring

Simplify by combining like terms:

3x + 2x

• 5x

• x

• 6x

• 5

Simplify by combining like terms:

2x + 1 + 7x

• 10x

• 10

• 9x + 1

• 9 + 1x

Simplify by combining like terms:

7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

• 23

• 23v

• 9 + 14v

• 9v + 14

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Nicholas's teacher gave him the final expression "7x+5" and asked him to match this with two correct original expressions given in the list below .Which two original expressions simplify to 7x+5 ?

• 2x + 1+ 5x + 4

• 10x + 2 - 3x + 3

• x +2 + 4x + 5

• 2x+ 3+ 3x + 4

Nicholas's teacher gave him the final expression "7x+5" and asked him to match this with two correct original expressions given in the list below. Which two original expressions simplify to 7x+5?

• 2x + 1+ 5x + 4

• 10x + 2 - 3x + 3

• x +2 + 4x + 5

• 2x+ 3+ 3x + 4

Mrs. Salpietro has 8x+7 feet of rope for a project she is making. But she needs another 15 feet still. How much rope will she have total for her project?

• 8x+22 feet

• 23x + 7 feet

• 30x feet

• 30 feet

Match the following to its equivalent expression.

• 12x - 1

• -5 - 8x + 9 -(-3x)

• 6x + 1

• -7 + 13x - x + 8

• 5x - 4

• 9x - (-3x) + 5 - 6

• 12x + 1

• x - (-x) + 1 + 4x

• -5x + 4

• -7x + 8 + 12x - 12