Simplifying Expressions (Combining Like Terms)

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Examples

\(5x+2+3x+4\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\)The answer is \(8x+6\)

\(5x+2+3z+4z+6\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\)The answer is \(5x+7z+8\)

\(3x+2+x-5\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\)The answer is \(4x-3\)


Practice Problems

\(\textbf{1)}\) \(4x+6+2x+1\)


\(\textbf{2)}\) \(5x+4+5x+7\)


\(\textbf{3)}\) \(3x+2+x+12\)


\(\textbf{4)}\) \(3x+5-2x+8\)


\(\textbf{5)}\) \(14x+6-12-8x\)


\(\textbf{6)}\) \(3x+6+5x-25\)


\(\textbf{7)}\) \(4x-12-2x+16\)


\(\textbf{8)}\) \(5x^2+4-2x+3x^2-5x+8\)


\(\textbf{9)}\) \(2x-4y+3x^2+2x+y-3x^2\)


\(\textbf{10)}\) \(5x+2y-z+4x-2y+3-x\)


\(\textbf{11)}\) \(16x-24-12x+4\)


\(\textbf{12)}\) \(3x+2y-14+8y-5-y\)


\(\textbf{13)}\) \(x^2+3x+10-x^2+3x+2\)


\(\textbf{14)}\) \(3x-12x+5-8\)


\(\textbf{15)}\) \(4y+3-2y+5+x+3x\)


\(\textbf{16)}\) \(4x^2+3-x^2\)


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