Scribd
Upload
797 views2 pages

4 - Combining Like Terms (Classwork)

This document provides a math guide and activity on combining like terms for a 4th grade class. The activity contains 3 pyramids with algebraic expressions at each level that students must combine using addition or subtraction to solve for the expression at the top level. The objective is to strengthen pre-algebra skills and serve as a classwork/participation assignment. The teacher's name and the sources for the activity are listed at the bottom.

Uploaded by

Celis Delgado
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
797 views2 pages

4 - Combining Like Terms (Classwork)

This document provides a math guide and activity on combining like terms for a 4th grade class. The activity contains 3 pyramids with algebraic expressions at each level that students must combine using addition or subtraction to solve for the expression at the top level. The objective is to strengthen pre-algebra skills and serve as a classwork/participation assignment. The teacher's name and the sources for the activity are listed at the bottom.

Uploaded by

Celis Delgado
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

CODE PC-RG-04

ST. VIATOR BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL


VERSIO 03
ACADEMIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
DATE 16 - 02 - 18
DATE SUBJECT: MATH GUIDE 04 UNIT TITLE:

TOPIC: Combining like terms (addition & subtraction) TERM: I

NAME: CLASS: SCORE:

OBJETIVE: Strengthen pre-algebra knowledge – Classwork/Participation grade

PREPARED BY: Jennifer Velasquez Gonzalez CHECKED BY:

Directions: Combine like terms in order to reach the top of the pyramid. An example is shown.
Step 1: Start at the bottom row and add adjoining (touching) boxes
together to get the term in the box directly above them.
Step 2: Repeat for the next row.
Step 3: Get the final answer at the top of the pyramid.

Pyramid A

-103x

-14x -89x

3x -17x -72x

2x x -18x -54x

3x -x 2x -21x -33x

6x -3x 2x 0 -21x -12x

5x x -4x 6x -6x -15x 3x

x 4x -3x -x 7x -13x -2x 5x

Pyramid B
12x + 34

3x -8 9x + 42
9x + 10
-6x -18 32

-4x -20 -2x + 2 11x + 8 24 -11x

2x -18 -6x -2 4x + 4 4+ 7x -18x + 20

3x -11 -x -7 -5x + 5 -1 + 9x -2x + 5 -16x + 15

-x -2 4x-9 -5x + 2 9x -4 -11x + 9 -5x + 6


3
-2x + 3 x–5 3x – 4 -8x + 6 8x – 3 x–1 -12x + 10 7x – 4

Pyramid C

-10x + 24 –
49y
-32x + 58 -26y -34 +
-23y 42x
-16y + 17 –
-32x + 41 + 3y 42x – 12 - 39
10y
30x – 12 –
-15x + 11 + 13 3y + 17 -17x 12x – 13y
26y

-2x – 1 + 8y 5y + 12 -13x -4x – 2y + 5 16x – 5 -11y 14x – 15y - 7

12x – 8y -4
3x -7 + 4y 4y + 6 -5x -8x + y + 6 4x – 1 -3y 2x -7y - 3

3x -8 + y 3y +1 -5x + y + 5 -3x + 1 7x -3y - 2 5x - 5y - 2 -3x - 2y -1

2x – 5 X+y–3 -x + 2y + 4 -4x – y + 1 x+y 6x – 4y – 2 -x – y -2x – y – 1

Activities taken from:

 Combining Like Terms Activity - Pyramid Style. (2020). Retrieved 7 October 2020, from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Combining-Like-Terms-Activity-Pyramid-Style-2516935
 Bateson, R., & Amlin, I. (2017). Mathematics: MYP by Concept 1 (pp. 40). London: Hodder Education.

You might also like