Collecting Like Terms
Instructions: Write each
expression in its simplest
terms then use the key to
shade each section in the
correct colour.
Light Blue
Skin Colour
(of your
choice)
5
2
3
Dark Blue
7
6
10
4
15
4a – 5b
16
2a – 2b
22
13
18
17
24
25
26
27
28
34
35
4a + 5b
36
29
30
41
38
39
40
46
Black
10a – 8b
42
31
37
32
10a + 8b
21
20
19
33
Orange
12
14
2a + 2b
23
White
8
1
11
9
47
45
43
44
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Collecting Like Terms
1.
a+a+b+b
21. 5a – 2b + 5a + 10b
41. 8a – b – 4a + 6b
2.
2a + b + b
22. 20b + 20a – 18a – 18b
42. 9a – 7a + 2b
3.
4a + 2b – 7b
23. 5a – b – 3a – b
43. 10b – 5b + 2a – 3b
4.
3a + a – 5b
24. 3b – 4a + 6a – 5b
44. 8b – 2a + 4a – 6b
5.
a + 2a – a + 2b
25. 9a – b – a – 4b – 4a
45. 5a + 5a – 8a + 2b
6.
5a – 3a + b + b
26. -8b + 3b + 4a
46. 7b + a – 5b + a
7.
6a – 4a + 2b
27. -2b + a + b + 3a – 4b
47. 8a + b – 6a + b
8.
a + a + 2b
28. 5a – 6b + 5a – 2b
9.
10a + b + b – 8a
29. -14a – 14b + 9b + 18a
10. 2b + a + a
30. -7b + b + 8a + 2a – 2b
11. 4a – 2a + 2b
31. -b + 12a – b – 2a + 10b
12. 6b + 2a – 4b
32. 2a – 8b + 6b
13. 10b + a + a – 8b
33. 4a + 2b – 2a – 4b
14. 10a – 5a + 2b – 3a
34. 11b – b + 2a – 8b
15. -10b + 2a + 5b + 2a
35. a – b + a – b
16. 8b + a – 5a + 8a – 13b
36. -2a – 3b + 4a + b
17. 11a – b + 3b – 9a
37. 8a + b – 6a – 3b
18. 5b – a – 10b + 5a
38. 10a + 6b – 6a – b
19. 6a – 4b – 2a – b
39. a – 2a – 4b + 5a + 9b
20. 20a – 18b – 18a + 10b + 8a
40. 6a + c + 2b – 2a – c + 3b
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Collecting Like Terms Answers
Instructions: Write each
expression in its simplest
terms then use the key to
shade each section in the
correct colour.
Light Blue
Skin Colour
(of your
choice)
5
2
3
Dark Blue
7
6
10
4
15
4a – 5b
16
2a – 2b
22
13
18
17
24
25
26
27
28
34
35
4a + 5b
36
29
30
41
38
39
40
46
Black
10a – 8b
42
31
37
32
10a + 8b
21
20
19
33
Orange
12
14
2a + 2b
23
White
8
1
11
9
47
45
43
44
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Collecting Like Terms Answers
1.
a+a+b+b
21. 5a – 2b + 5a + 10b
41. 8a – b – 4a + 6b
2.
2a + b + b
22. 20b + 20a – 18a – 18b
42. 9a – 7a + 2b
3.
4a + 2b – 7b
23. 5a – b – 3a – b
43. 10b – 5b + 2a – 3b
4.
3a + a – 5b
24. 3b – 4a + 6a – 5b
44. 8b – 2a + 4a – 6b
5.
a + 2a – a + 2b
25. 9a – b – a – 4b – 4a
45. 5a + 5a – 8a + 2b
6.
5a – 3a + b + b
26. -8b + 3b + 4a
46. 7b + a – 5b + a
7.
6a – 4a + 2b
27. -2b + a + b + 3a – 4b
47. 8a + b – 6a + b
8.
a + a + 2b
28. 5a – 6b + 5a – 2b
9.
10a + b + b – 8a
29. -14a – 14b + 9b + 18a
10. 2b + a + a
30. -7b + b + 8a + 2a – 2b
11. 4a – 2a + 2b
31. -b + 12a – b – 2a + 10b
12. 6b + 2a – 4b
32. 2a – 8b + 6b
13. 10b + a + a – 8b
33. 4a + 2b – 2a – 4b
14. 10a – 5a + 2b – 3a
34. 11b – b + 2a – 8b
15. -10b + 2a + 5b + 2a
35. a – b + a – b
16. 8b + a – 5a + 8a – 13b
36. -2a – 3b + 4a + b
17. 11a – b + 3b – 9a
37. 8a + b – 6a – 3b
18. 5b – a – 10b + 5a
38. 10a + 6b – 6a – b
19. 6a – 4b – 2a – b
39. a – 2a – 4b + 5a + 9b
20. 20a – 18b – 18a + 10b + 8a
40. 6a + c + 2b – 2a – c + 3b
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