- Bradley sells produce in boxes at a farmer's market. He put 6 ears of corn and 9 tomatoes in each box. The expression 6b + 9b represents the total pieces of produce in b boxes. Simplify the expression by combining like terms.
- 3b
- 15b
- 16b
- already simplified
- Andre bought pencils in packs of 8. He gave 2 pencils to his sister and 3 pencils from each pack to his friends. The expression 8p - 3p - 2 represents the number of pencils Andre has left from p packs. Simplify the expression by combining the terms.
- 3p
- 5p - 2
- 11p - 2
- already simplified
- A radio show lasts for h hours. For every 60 minutes of airtime during the show, there are 8 minutes of commercials. The expression 60h - 8h represents the airtime in minutes available for talk and music. Simplify the expression by combining like terms.
_________ - The expression 15n + 12n + 100 represents the total cost in dollars for skis, boots, and a lesson for n skiers. When simplified, this expression would become _________ The total cost for 8 skiers would then be _________.
- 7x + 2x + 5x
- 10x
- 14x
- 9x + 5x
- already simplified
- 8a + 11 - 2a
- 17a
- 6a + 11
- 10a - 11
- already simplified
- 12b - 8b + 3
- 7b
- 4b + 3
- 20b + 3
- already simplified
- 9c - 6 + c
- 4c
- 4b + 3
- 10c - 6
- already simplified
- 4p + 1 - p
- 4p
- 3p + 1
- 5p - 1
- already simplified
- 8y - 2y + y
- 7y
- 11y
- 6y + y
- already simplified
Answers:
- 15b
- 5p - 2
- 52h
- 27n + 100; $316
- 14x
- 6a + 11
- 4b + 3
- 10c - 6
- 3p + 1
- 7y
Reference:
Complete Test Preparation for the GED Test 2014 by Steck-Vaughn
