Worksheet : The Addition and Subtraction of Expressions — Basics

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1 Simplify the following expressions.

(a) 3 x + 4 y −  4 x − 3 y − { x − z − ( x − 2 y )}

(b)  a − 4b + 2 {12 − ( 3a − b )} + 14 {2 − ( 3a + 4b )}

3 2

(c) −m −  m + {m + n − 2m − ( 2m − 3n )} − mn 

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 2 Answer the following questions.

(a) Add (3x4 – 9x3 + 5x2 – 11), (8x3 + 22x2 – 14) and (–12x3 + x4 + 3x2).

(b) Add (39ab2 – 56a2b + 13) to (26a2b – 9ab2 + 17).

(c) Subtract (13mn2 – 15mn + 8) from (20mn2 – 15mn + 20).

(d) Subtract (–27xy2 – 4x2y + 12) from (30xy2 – 24x2y).

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