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Activity:  Simplifying Algebraic expressions

Simplify the following expressions by combining like terms.

a. 5x - 5y + 2 + 2y + 4x - 5
b. 4a + 6b - 5 - 10a - 6b + 4
c. 3x² - 6x + 3 + 4x² + 4 + 1
d. 3a² - 4 + 6a² - 6a - 2 + 2a² + a
e. 3x - 4 + 5x + 5 + 4 - 5x
f. 16a - 4a + 5 - 12a - 7 - 9
g. 7f - 4f - 9f + 3 - 6
h. 7p + 3 + 15p - 8
i. 9h - 4h -4h + 5h
j. 5r - 5 + 3r
k. k + 5 + 3k + 6 + k
l. 9w - 6 + 5w - 12
m. 14p - 5p + 3p - 4p
n. 3a + 5a + 7a - 4 + 6 - 10
o. 3a² + 2b² - 3 + 7b² - 6 - a² + 10a²
p. -5x² + 3y² + 7 + 7y² - 3 - x² - 4y²