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Add & Subtract Linear Expressions Riddle!

Directions: Simplify. Then write the letter above the line that the answer corresponds to.

What’s red, has claws and never cleans its room?

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2𝑥 + 3 7𝑥 + 2 −2𝑥 − 7 15𝑥 − 2 4𝑥 + 14 7𝑥 + 45 2𝑥 + 10 19𝑥 + 4 20𝑥 − 2

R T O
11𝑥 + 2 + 9𝑥 − 4 (−2𝑥 + 4) + (4𝑥 + 6) (12𝑥 + 5) + (3𝑥 − 7)

S S E
6(𝑥 + 7) + (𝑥 + 3) (8𝑥 + 6) − (𝑥 + 4) 11𝑥 + 2 − − 8𝑥 − 2

L A B
− 9𝑥 + 1 − − 7𝑥 + 8 (3𝑥 + 5) − (𝑥 + 2) 2(𝑥 + 14) + (2𝑥 − 14)

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