Combining Like Terms

Combining (Addition)

100

8a + 15a + a + 9

What is 24a + 9

200

32 + 12t + 16t + 8

What is 28t + 40

300

5x + 35 + 3x + 2

What is 8x + 37

400

6p + 32 + 16p + 2 + 4p

What is 26p + 34

500

m + 20n + 25m + 6n

What is 26m + 26n

Combining (Subtraction)

100

21b - 11b - 10 - 12b

What is -2b - 10

200

5z - 55 - 26 - z

What is 4z - 81

300

12c - 6c - (-30)

What is 6c + 30

400

-7d - (-40) + 8d

What is d + 40

500

-15j - 18k - 24j - 18k

What is -39j - 36k

Combining Like Terms(Add & Subtract Mix)

100

-7w - 5 + 17w + 15

What is 10w + 10

200

-2f - 1f - (-6) + 5f

What is 2f + 6

300

19a - 6b - 17a - 3b + 9b - 2a

What is 0

400

-5r + 3q - 8q - r

What is -6r -5q

500

53t - (-20r) + 17 - 10t

What is 43t + 20r +17

Distribute

100

3(x + 4)

3x + 12

200

-5(x + 2)

-5x + -10

300

6(x - 4)

6x - 24

400

-5(x - 3)

-5x + 15

500

-(3x + 5)

-3x + -5

Distribute and Combine Like Terms

100

3(x + 5) + 2x

5x + 15

200

Distribute, then combine like terms.

5x + 3(x - 2)

8x - 6 or 8x + -6

300

Distribute, then combine like terms
5 - (x + 10)

-x + -5 or -x - 5

400

5x - 3(x + 7)

2x - 21 or 2x + -21

500

5x -2(x - 7)

3x + 14