Combining Like Terms: Challenge Worksheet
Combining Like Terms: Challenge Worksheet
Challenge Worksheet
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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
2x2y 10x -2x -4x x2y 2y2 -6y2 -3y2 -3x2y2 5x2y2 4x2y2 4xy2 x -2xy2
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).
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KEY
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
2x2y 10x -2x -4x x2y 2y2 -6y2 -3y2 -3x2y2 5x2y2 4x2y2 4xy2 x -2xy2
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
672
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