Simplifying Expressions (Collecting Like Terms) - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

To solve the exercise, we will reorder the numbers using the substitution property.

$18x-8x+4x-7-9=$

To continue, let's remember an important rule:

1. It is impossible to add or subtract numbers with variables.

That is, we cannot subtract 7 from 8X, for example...

We solve according to the order of arithmetic operations, from left to right:

$18x-8x=10x$$10x+4x=14x$$-7-9=-16$Remember, these two numbers cannot be added or subtracted, so the result is:

$14x-16$

It is important to remember that when we have numbers and variables, it is impossible to add or subtract them from each other.

We group the elements:

$7.3×4a + 2.3 + 8a =$

29.2a + 2.3 + 8a = 

$37.2a + 2.3$

And in this exercise, this is the solution!

You can continue looking for the value of a.

But in this case, there is no need.

According to the laws of multiplication, we must first simplify everything into one exercise:

$\frac{9m\times3m}{3m^2\times6}=$

We will simplify and get:

$\frac{9m^2}{m^2\times6}=$

We will simplify and get:

$\frac{9}{6}=$

We will factor the expression into a multiplication:

$\frac{3\times3}{3\times2}=$

We will simplify and get:

$\frac{3}{2}=1.5$