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Simplify Expressions Worksheet

Simplify the expressions.

1 a. 8v + 4vz – 6 + 9vz + 4z 1 b. 10 – 9a + 3a + 7 – 9 – 2a

2 a. –6w2 – 5w – 2 + 9w2 + 8 2 b. 5x5 · 4x4 · 9x6

3 a. 5 – 6t + 8t + 2 – 6 – 3t 3 b. 6a5 c5
2a2 c3

4 a. 9(10k + 5 – 8k2) – 8k 4 b. 8 – 8x + 8x2 + 4x – 3 + 10x2

5 a. 4k + 7(10 – 3k) + 3 5 b. 10(5v + 5 – 4v2) – 10v

6 a. 9n + 2(5 – 5n) + 7 6 b. 9(2n – 2) + 2(6 – 5n)

7 a. 2b5 · 6b5 · 4b6 7 b. 6w

8x5 w5

8 a. 5n + 2(6 – 7n) + 9 8 b. 2k5 · 6k4 · 10k4

9 a. 4y2 · 2y4 · 4y2 9 b. 5(2b + 8 – 8b2) – 3b

10 a. 4y + 2yz – 2 + 4yz + 7z 10 b. 3b3

4b6

11 a. 10w3 z6 11 b. 8n3 · 9n6

8w6 z3 5n7

12 a. –5n2 – 4n – 9 + 4n2 + 3 12 b. 6k + 3(10 – 7k) + 10

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Answer Key
1 a. 13vz + 8v + 4z – 6 1 b. –8a + 8
2 a. 3w2 – 5w + 6 2 b. 180x15
3 a. –t + 1 3 b. 3a3c2
4 a. –72k2 + 82k + 45 4 b. 18x2 – 4x + 5
5 a. –17k + 73 5 b. –40v2 + 40v + 50
6 a. –n + 17 6 b. 8n – 6
7 a. 48b16 7 b. 3
4w4x5

8 a. –9n + 21 8 b. 120k13
9 a. 32y8 9 b. –40b2 + 7b + 40
10 a. 6yz + 4y + 7z – 2 10 b. 3
4b3

11 a. 5z3 11 b. 72
n2
3
4w 5

12 a. –n2 – 4n – 6 12 b. –15k + 40

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