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Algebra Simplifying

The document contains a series of algebra practice questions focused on simplifying expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of variables and constants. It includes multiple sections with varying complexity, covering basic simplifications, polynomial operations, and exponent rules. The exercises are designed to reinforce algebraic manipulation skills.

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Algebra Simplifying

The document contains a series of algebra practice questions focused on simplifying expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of variables and constants. It includes multiple sections with varying complexity, covering basic simplifications, polynomial operations, and exponent rules. The exercises are designed to reinforce algebraic manipulation skills.

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SIMPLIFYING ALGEBRA – PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.
Simplify:
(a) x + x

(b) y + y + y

(c) z + z + z + z

(d) 2a + 5a

(e) 9b + 2b

(f) 10c – 4c

(g) 5d + 3d – 2d

(h) 8e – 4e + e

(i) 7f – f – 2f

(j) 4x – 3x + 5x – x

(k) 3xy – 5xy – 2xy + 8xy

2.
Simplify:
(a) y × y

(b) z × z × z × z

(c) a × b

(d) 4 × c × d

(e) 7 × e × f

(f) 10 × g × g

(g) 4 × 6 × h

(h) 9 × k × 2

(i) p × 3 × p

(j) a × 4 × a × 4

(k) 11 × y × z × 3
3.
Simplify:
(a) x + 1 + x + 2

(b) 3x + 2 + x + 7

(c) 7a + 3 + a + 8

(d) 8b – 2 + 2b – 5

(e) 5c – 6 + 2c – 3

(f) 10d – 5 – 2d – 2

(g) 9e – 1 + 2e + 5

(h) 7f – 3 + 2f + 4

(i) 6g – 5 + g + 7

(j) 4xy + 3 + 2xy – 5

(k) yz + 4 + 4yz – 8

4.
Simplify:
(a) x + y + x + y

(b) 2x + 3y + 4x + 5y

(c) 4a + b + 2a + b

(d) 10c – 3d + c – 2d

(e) 5e – 4f + 2e – 3f

(f) 6g – 3h + g + 2h

(g) 7i – 5j + 3i + 2j

(h) 4m – 6n + m + 4n

(i) 3p – q + 3p + 4q

(j) 5r + 2s – 2r – 4s

(k) 6t + 3u – 5t – 5u

(l) -2x + 4y + 5x – 3y
5.
Simplify:
(a) x2 × x3

(b) y4 × y5

(c) z6 × z2

(d) a7 × a8

(e) b11 × b5

(f) a9 × a

(g) b12 × b

(h) c2 × c2 × c2

(i) d2 × d3 × d4

(j) e2 × f3 × e4 × f5

(k) g6 × h × g3 × h4

6.
Simplify:
(a) 4y × 2y

(b) 5x2 × 3x4

(c) 10a3 × 4a4

(d) 6b5 × 2b5

(e) 8c6 × 3c3

(f) 11d7 × 4d4

(g) 6e5 × 6e6

(h) 7f10 × 4f

(i) 12g7 × 3g

(j) 15h4 × h

(k) x6 × 6x7

(l) 4y4 × 9y6


7.
Simplify:
(a) x7 ÷ x2

(b) y10 ÷ y4

(c) a11 ÷ a6

(d) b9 ÷ b

(e) c12 ÷ c8

(f) d10 ÷ d

(g) 12x6 ÷ 4x3

(h) 20y13 ÷ 5y8

(i) 18a9 ÷ 9a7

(j) 32b12 ÷ 8b

(k) 27c10 ÷ 9c

(l) 45d20 ÷ 5d8

8.
Simplify:

21𝑥 5
(a)
3𝑥 2

35𝑦 11
(b)
7𝑦 4

42𝑧 15
(c)
6𝑧 5

50𝑎14
(d)
10𝑎7

40𝑏6
(e)
20𝑏

30𝑐 12
(f)
6𝑐

60𝑑23
(g)
5𝑑4
9.
Simplify:
(a) (x2)3

(b) (y6)2

(c) (z5)4

(d) (a11)5

(e) (b9)3

(f) (c8)8

(g) (3d4)2

(h) (2e7)3

(i) (4f3)2

(j) (2g2)4

(k) (h × h)4

(l) (m7 ÷ m4)5

10.
Simplify:
(a) x2 + x2

(b) x3 + x3

(c) y2 + y2 + y2

(d) 3a2 + 5a2

(e) 4b2 + 3b + 2b2 + b

(f) 6c2 + c + 7c + 2c2

(g) 8d2 – 3d + d2 – 4d

(h) 5e – 4e2 + 2e2 + 6e

(i) 5f2 – 2f – 2f2 + 6f

(j) 7g2 + 3g – 5g2 – 4g

(k) 2h2 – 5h + 3h2 + 2h


11.
Simplify:
(a) 4xy × 3x2

(b) 5mn2 × 5m3

(c) 6p3q × 3p2q

(d) 8a4b2 × 4b2a

(e) 9c5d3 × 5c2d6

(f) 12e10f × 3e2f5

(g) 4hg4 × 6hg2

(h) 20x8y11 × 4y4x

12.
Simplify:
(a) 25xy4 ÷ 5y2

(b) 20m6n2 ÷ 4m3

(c) 27p8q5 ÷ 9p4q

(d) 42a3b4 ÷ 7ab3

36𝑐 5 𝑑6
(e)
3𝑐 2 𝑑4

32𝑒 11 𝑓7
(f)
8𝑒 4 𝑓 5

60𝑔9 ℎ8
(g)
12ℎ𝑔5

100𝑗 13 𝑘 5
(h)
20𝑗 5 𝑘 4

13.
Simplify fully:

𝑥 5 ×𝑥 7
(a)
𝑥4

𝑦 9 ×𝑦 4
(b)
𝑦7
𝑧 10 ×𝑧
(c)
𝑧9

𝑎5 ×𝑎8
(d)
𝑎3 ×𝑎4

(𝑏4 )4
(e)
𝑏9

(𝑐 5 )3
(f)
𝑐 11

10𝑑3 ×3𝑑5
(g)
6𝑑7

4𝑒 9 ×6𝑒 5
(h)
(𝑒 4 )3

14.
Simplify:

(a) 3x + 5y + x + 4y

(b) z4 × z6

𝑎9
(c)
𝑎

(d) 3b2 × 6b8

(e) 5c – 4d + 2c – 5d

(f) 4 × 5 × e

(g) f × f × f × f

(h) gh + gh

(i) 10j2 + j + 3j – 4j2

24𝑚7
(j)
8𝑚5

(k) 15p5q3 × 3pq7

𝑡 7 ×𝑡 8
(l)
𝑡5
15.
Simplify:

(a) 4x + 6 – 3x + 10

(b) 7 × y × z

(c) 7a – 2b – a + 5b

(d) 9 × c × c

54𝑑12
(e)
9𝑑7

(f) (e4)5

(g) 9f6 × 9f

35𝑔11 ℎ8
(h)
7ℎ7 𝑔4

(i) p3 + p2 + 2p3 + 4p2

(j) 7q – (q + 3q)

16.
Simplify:

(a) x + x + x + x – x

(b) 12 × y × z2 × 3

(c) 48a21 ÷ 8a

𝑏2 ×𝑏9
(d)
𝑏5 ×𝑏3

(e) 4cd + cd – 3cd

(f) 13e4f10 × 3ef5

(g) (3g8)3

6ℎ5 ×4𝑖ℎ8
(h)
3ℎ7 𝑖

(𝑗 3 ×𝑗 8 )2
(i)
𝑗7

(j) 8k5m × 7k11m3

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