1. Algebra 7 pence a 3 2 If the price of an apple is given as
What is the price of apples?

2. 12 pence a 3 2 If the price of an apple is given as
What is the price of apples?

3. p pence a 3 2 If the price of an apple is given as
What is the price of apples?

4. a pence b pence If the price of an apple is given as
If the price of a banana is given as
b pence
What is the price of 3 apples and 4 bananas?

5. Collection of like terms
Example
Simplify these algebraic expressions a) b) c) d) e) f)

6. Example
Simplify these algebraic expressions
(i) a + a + a
3b + 2b - b
15e – 8e + 6e
4m + 6m – 2m
9n – 6n + 2n
5y – 6y – 2y + y

7. Example
Simplify the following expressions
2x x
9 – 2x + 1
5c + 2d – 3c + d
5f – 3g -7f + 9g + 3f – 4g
7m – 2n + 6 – 5m + 7n + 3
7h + 3k + 2 – 4k – 2h
6p – 2q + 4r – 2p – 3q + r
12h – 6i + 3h – 3i

8. Example
Simplify the following expressions a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)

9. Example
Remove the brackets for each of the following and simplify where possible
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

10. Example
Remove the brackets and simplify each of the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)