CODE PC-RG-04

ST. VIATOR BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

VERSIO 03
ACADEMIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
DATE 16 - 02 - 18
DATE SUBJECT: MATH GUIDE 04 UNIT TITLE:

TOPIC: Combining like terms (addition & subtraction) TERM: I

NAME: CLASS: SCORE:

OBJETIVE: Strengthen pre-algebra knowledge – Classwork/Participation grade

PREPARED BY: Jennifer Velasquez Gonzalez CHECKED BY:

Directions: Combine like terms in order to reach the top of the pyramid. An example is shown.
Step 1: Start at the bottom row and add adjoining (touching) boxes
together to get the term in the box directly above them.
Step 2: Repeat for the next row.
Step 3: Get the final answer at the top of the pyramid.

Pyramid A

-103x

-14x -89x

3x -17x -72x

2x x -18x -54x

3x -x 2x -21x -33x

6x -3x 2x 0 -21x -12x

5x x -4x 6x -6x -15x 3x

x 4x -3x -x 7x -13x -2x 5x

Pyramid B
 12x + 34

3x -8 9x + 42
9x + 10
-6x -18 32

-4x -20 -2x + 2 11x + 8 24 -11x

2x -18 -6x -2 4x + 4 4+ 7x -18x + 20

3x -11 -x -7 -5x + 5 -1 + 9x -2x + 5 -16x + 15

-x -2 4x-9 -5x + 2 9x -4 -11x + 9 -5x + 6

3
-2x + 3 x–5 3x – 4 -8x + 6 8x – 3 x–1 -12x + 10 7x – 4

Pyramid C

-10x + 24 –
49y
-32x + 58 -26y -34 +
-23y 42x
-16y + 17 –
-32x + 41 + 3y 42x – 12 - 39
10y
30x – 12 –
-15x + 11 + 13 3y + 17 -17x 12x – 13y
26y

-2x – 1 + 8y 5y + 12 -13x -4x – 2y + 5 16x – 5 -11y 14x – 15y - 7

12x – 8y -4
3x -7 + 4y 4y + 6 -5x -8x + y + 6 4x – 1 -3y 2x -7y - 3

3x -8 + y 3y +1 -5x + y + 5 -3x + 1 7x -3y - 2 5x - 5y - 2 -3x - 2y -1

2x – 5 X+y–3 -x + 2y + 4 -4x – y + 1 x+y 6x – 4y – 2 -x – y -2x – y – 1

Activities taken from:

 Combining Like Terms Activity - Pyramid Style. (2020). Retrieved 7 October 2020, from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Combining-Like-Terms-Activity-Pyramid-Style-2516935
 Bateson, R., & Amlin, I. (2017). Mathematics: MYP by Concept 1 (pp. 40). London: Hodder Education.