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Combining Like Terms

Challenge Worksheet
Athena’s Workshop

• Students practice identifying and combining


like terms, and evaluating expressions..
• Easy to check and key included.
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Name: _________________________________
Date: _______________ Period: __________ Combining Like Terms Challenge

Color the boxes containing like terms the same color, you will need 8 colors.

3xy 4x2 -3x2 x2 -6xy -xy 2xy 2y -9y 5xy 2y 7y -4xy 3xy

4xy 2xy 2x2 8xy 2xy 7xy -y -10y 3y -6y y -4y 2y -6xy

3x -6x -2y x 9x 5x -6x -8x2 9x2 -2x2 6x2 8x2 7x 5x

3x -7x 4y 2x -7x -4x -8x 4x 2x2 4x2 3x2 -6x 3x 8x

5x 10y -y -5y -6x x 10x 3x 4x -x2 2x -10x -7x 2x

2x2y 10x -2x -4x x2y 2y2 -6y2 -3y2 -3x2y2 5x2y2 4x2y2 4xy2 x -2xy2

-3x2y -9x2y 5x 5x2y 7x2y -8y2 3x 5y2 -x -2x2y2 5x -3xy2 2x -8xy2

5x2y -2x 4x2y -6x 8x2y 4y2 -y2 7y2 2x x2y2 -6x -5xy2 7xy2 xy2

2y2 4xy xy 9xy -9y2 3x2y -7xy -x2y -9xy -2xy2 -4xy 8x2y2 -6xy 2x2y2

y2 8xy 10xy 7xy 3y2 -2x2y 2xy 7x2y -4xy 3xy2 3xy x2y2 5xy -3x2y2

Then combine the like terms and write the simplified expression below (don’t forget the signs).

________ x2 y2 ________ x2 y ________xy2 ________xy ________x2 ________ y2 ________x ________y

Evaluate the expression for x = -2 and y = 3

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Name: _________________________________
Date: _______________ Period: __________ Combining Like Terms Challenge

Color the boxes containing like terms the same color, you will need 8 colors.

3xy 4x2 -3x2 x2 -6xy -xy 2xy 2y -9y 5xy 2y 7y -4xy 3xy

4xy 2xy 2x2 8xy 2xy 7xy -y -10y 3y -6y y -4y 2y -6xy

3x -6x -2y x 9x 5x -6x -8x2 9x2 -2x2 6x2 8x2 7x 5x

3x -7x 4y 2x -7x -4x -8x 4x 2x2 4x2 3x2 -6x 3x 8x

5x 10y -y -5y -6x x 10x 3x 4x -x2 2x -10x -7x 2x

2x2y 10x -2x -4x x2y 2y2 -6y2 -3y2 -3x2y2 5x2y2 4x2y2 4xy2 x -2xy2

-3x2y -9x2y 5x 5x2y 7x2y -8y2 3x 5y2 -x -2x2y2 5x -3xy2 2x -8xy2

5x2y -2x 4x2y -6x 8x2y 4y2 -y2 7y2 2x x2y2 -6x -5xy2 7xy2 xy2

2y2 4xy xy 9xy -9y2 3x2y -7xy -x2y -9xy -2xy2 -4xy 8x2y2 -6xy 2x2y2

y2 8xy 10xy 7xy 3y2 -2x2y 2xy 7x2y -4xy 3xy2 3xy x2y2 5xy -3x2y2

Then combine the like terms and write the simplified expression below (don’t forget the signs).

13 x2y2 ________
________ + 27 x2y ________xy
-5 2+ 38
________xy + 25 2 ________
________x - 3 y2 ________x
+ 17 ________y
-7

Evaluate the expression for x = -2 and y = 3

672

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