number AND algebra Patterns and algebra

remember

1. When simplifying expressions, we can collect (add or subtract) only like terms.
2. Like terms are terms that contain the same variable parts.

Exercise
8f Simplifying expressions
Individual Fluency
Pathways
1 WE8a Simplify the following expressions.
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a 4c + 2c b 2c - 5c c 3a + 5a - 4a
Activity 8-F-1 d 6q - 5q e -h - 2h f 7x - 5x
Simplifying g 3a - 7a - 2a h -3f + 7f i 4p - 7p
expressions
j -3h + 4h k 11b + 2b + 5b l 7t - 8t + 4t
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Activity 8-F-2
m 9m + 5m - m n x - 2x o 7z + 13z
More simplifying p 5p + 3p + 2p q 9g + 12g - 4g r 18b - 4b - 11b
expressions s 13t - 4t + 5t t -11j + 4j u -12l + 2l - 5l
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v 13m - 2m - 4m + m w m + 3m - 4m x t + 2t - t + 8t
Activity 8-F-3
Advanced simplifying 2 WE8b,c Simplify the following expressions.
expressions
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a 3x + 7x - 2y b 3x + 4x - 12 c 11 + 5f - 7f
d 3u - 4u + 6 e 2m + 3p + 5m f -3h + 4r - 2h
g 11a - 5b + 6a h 9t - 7 + 5 i 12 - 3g + 5
j 6m + 4m - 3n + n k 5k - 5 + 2k - 7 l 3n - 4 + n - 5
m 2b - 6 - 4b + 18 n 11 - 12h + 9 o 12y - 3y - 7g + 5g - 6
p 8h - 6 + 3h - 2 q 11s - 6t + 4t - 7s r 2m + 13l - 7m + l
s 3h + 4k - 16h - k + 7 t 13 + 5t - 9t - 8 u 2g + 5 + 5g - 7
v 17f - 3k + 2f - 7k

Understanding

3 Simplify the following expressions.

a x2 + 2x2 b 3y2 + 2y2 c a3 + 3a3
d d2 + 6d2 e 7g2 - 8g2 f 3y3 + 7y3
g 2b + 5b2
2 h 4a - 3a2
2 i g2 - 2g2
j a2 + 4 + 3a2 + 5 k 11x2 - 6 + 12x2 + 6 l 12s2 - 3 + 7 - s2
m 3a2 + 2a + 5a2 + 3a n 11b - 3b2 + 4b2 + 12b o 6t2 - 6g - 5t2 + 2g - 7
p 11g3 + 17 - 3g3 + 5 - g2 q 12ab + 3 + 6ab r 14xy + 3xy - xy - 5xy
s 4fg + 2s - fg + s t 11ab + ab - 5 u 18ab2 - 4ac + 2ab2 - 10ac

Reasoning

4 Rose owns an art gallery and sells items supplied to her by various artists. She receives a
commission for all items sold. She uses the following method to keep track of the money she
owes the artists when their items are sold.
Ask the artist how much they want for the item.
Add 50% to that price, then mark the item for sale at this new price.
When the item sells, take one-third of the sale price as commission, then return the
balance to the artist.

200 Maths Quest 8 for the Australian Curriculum