Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

Teacher: _______________________ Section: _______________ Assignment 1.2

For each set, rst examine the problem on the left and answer the question(s) about it. Then complete the similar problem on the right. combining like terms

SET 1: Write the following expressions in simplest form. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK.

Helaina tried to simplify this expression, but

Your Turn:
she didnt do it correctly. Here is her rst step:
12x + 4 5x

What did Helaina do wrong in her
5 4x + 2 rst step?
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Would it have been okay to write 5 +2 4x?
Explain why or why not.

SET 2: Write the following expressions in simplest form. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK.

Joseph tried to simplify this problem but

didnt do it correctly. Here is his rst step: Your Turn:

( x + 12) 5

Why cant Joseph just move the

(5 4x ) + 12x parentheses in this problem?

If Joseph had combined like terms

correctly, what should he have gotten
as the answer in simplest form?

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 Assignment 1.2, cont.

combining like terms

SET 3: Write the following expressions in simplest form. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK.

Ramon simplied this expression correctly.

Your Turn:
Here is what he wrote:

Why didnt Ramon combine the 12x

3x + 4 2
12x + 2 5 with the 2 or 5?
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SET 4: Write the following expressions in simplest form. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK.

Monica simplied this expression correctly.

Here is what she wrote: Your Turn:

Why didnt Monica combine 2x 3x + 4 6x 2 9

3x + 2 5x 20x 2
and 20x2?
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