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Combining like terms worksheet
Simplify expressions like 3x + 5 − 7x + 2. Harder sets add x² terms. Free, printable, and the answer key prints on its own page, so the work comes first.
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Combining like terms worksheet
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Answer key: Combining like terms
How to solve them
- Like terms have the same letter to the same power: 3x and −7x, but not 3x and 3x².
- Keep each term's sign with it when you move it.
- Add the numbers in front of each kind of term.
New to this? The short lesson on it has the rules in one place.
Check the key only once you've finished. A wrong answer is useful: find the first line where your working went wrong, fix that, and redo the problem.