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Combining Like Terms

Combine the like terms in the following expressions
and match them to the results

1. 3x - 2x + 5x A. 4x + 11

2. 4 + 2x - 5 + 2x B. x

3. 7x + 5 - 3x + 4 C. -x

4. 7 - 3x + 3 + 8x D. 4x + 9

5. -2x + 11 + 6x E. -14x

6. -x + 12x F. 5x + 10

7. -4x - 10x G. -15x - 5

8. 15x - 16x H. 8x + 17

9. 5x - 15 - 20x + 10 I. 2x + 2

10. -6 + 2x + 8 J. 11x

11. 6x - 2x + 8 + 4x + 9 K. 6x

12. x + 7 + 2x - 4 + 3x L. 2x

13. 4x - x M. 4x - 1

14. -8x + 9x N. 6x + 3

15. -x - x O. 3x
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Combining Like Terms

ANSWERS

1. 3x - 2x + 5x 5 A. 4x + 11

2. 4 + 2x - 5 + 2x 14 B. x

3. 7x + 5 - 3x + 4 8 C. -x

4. 7 - 3x + 3 + 8x 3 D. 4x + 9

5. -2x + 11 + 6x 7 E. -14x

6. -x + 12x 4 F. 5x + 10

7. -4x - 10x 9 G. -15x - 5

8. 15x - 16x 11 H. 8x + 17

9. 5x - 15 - 20x + 10 10 I. 2x + 2

10. -6 + 2x + 8 6 J. 11x

11. 6x - 2x + 8 + 4x + 9 1 K. 6x

12. x + 7 + 2x - 4 + 3x 15 L. 2x

13. 4x - x 2 M. 4x - 1

14. -8x + 9x 12 N. 6x + 3

15. -x - x 13 O. 3x