Simplifying and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

Level 2: Medium

Simplify each expression.

Examples: y y 2 y y y y 3

(a) 2y + 2 + 4y + 3
= 2y + 4y + 2 + 3
= 6y + 5

1. 37 + 31a - 10 + 7a – a

= _______________

2. h + h + h + h + 20 – 4

= ________________

3. 4k + 2k + 7 + 6

= ________________

4. 8w + 5 – 2w + 9

= ________________

5. 38 + 46a - 7 + 5a – a

= _______________
Find the value of each expression when q= 4 and s= 5.

1. 5q + 3s

= ___________

2. 100s – 12q

= ___________

3.

= __________

4. Rahim has $w and Daud has $12 more than Rahim.

(a) Find the amount of money they have altogether, in terms of w.
(b) If Rahim has $45, how much money do they have altogether?

5. Nurin had $z in her purse. She withdrew $150 from the bank and then gave $70 of the total
amount to her mother.
(a) Find the amount of money she had left, in terms of z.
(b) If she had $86 in her wallet at first, how much money did she have left?