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Simplify each expression by combining like terms in this algebra worksheet.

A worksheet titled "Combining Like Terms" with 30 algebraic expressions to simplify, featuring a blue header, a pencil icon, and a QR code in the top right corner.

A worksheet titled "Combining Like Terms" with 30 algebraic expressions to simplify, featuring a blue header, a pencil icon, and a QR code in the top right corner.

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Step-by-step solutions:

1) 13x + (4x - 4 - x) = 13x + 3x - 4 = 16x - 4

2) 17x + 4(3x - 4 + x) = 17x + 4(4x - 4) = 17x + 16x - 16 = 33x - 16

3) 3x - 4x = -x

4) 7x - 3x = 4x

5) 10x - 9x = x

6) 10x + (-4)(4x - 4 + x) = 10x + (-4)(5x - 4) = 10x -20x + 16 = -10x + 16

7) 14x + 2x - 2 = 16x - 2

8) 18x + (2x - 2 - x) = 18x + x - 2 = 19x - 2

9) 20x + 2(3x - 2 + x) = 20x + 2(4x - 2) = 20x + 8x - 4 = 28x - 4

10) 16x + 3x - 3 = 19x - 3

11) 18x + (-3)(2x - 3 + x) = 18x + (-3)(3x - 3) = 18x -9x + 9 = 9x + 9

12) 21x + (-3)(3x - 3 + x) = 21x + (-3)(4x - 3) = 21x -12x + 9 = 9x + 9

13) 13x + (-3)(2x - 3 + x) = 13x + (-3)(3x - 3) = 13x -9x + 9 = 4x + 9

14) 8x + (3x - 3 - x) = 8x + 2x - 3 = 10x - 3

15) 12x + 2x - 2 = 14x - 2

16) 13x + 4x - 4 = 17x - 4

17) 2x + (-3)(3x - 3 + x) = 2x + (-3)(4x - 3) = 2x -12x + 9 = -10x + 9

18) 4x + (-5)(4x - 5 + x) = 4x + (-5)(5x - 5) = 4x -25x + 25 = -21x + 25

19) 11x + (4x - 4 - x) = 11x + 3x - 4 = 14x - 4

20) 5x + 3x - 2 = 8x - 2

21) 4x - 15x = -11x

22) 21x + 2(5x - 2 + x) = 21x + 2(6x - 2) = 21x + 12x - 4 = 33x - 4

23) 10x + (4x - 2 - x) = 10x + 3x - 2 = 13x - 2

24) 8x + 2x - 3 = 10x - 3

25) 14x - 8x = 6x

26) 17x + 3x - 3 = 20x - 3

27) 14x + (-4)(3x - 4 + x) = 14x + (-4)(4x - 4) = 14x -16x + 16 = -2x + 16

28) 7x + 2x - 3 = 9x - 3

29) 11x + 5x - 4 = 16x - 4

30) 19x + 5x - 2 = 24x - 2

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Final Answer:
1) 16x - 4
2) 33x - 16
3) -x
4) 4x
5) x
6) -10x + 16
7) 16x - 2
8) 19x - 2
9) 28x - 4
10) 19x - 3
11) 9x + 9
12) 9x + 9
13) 4x + 9
14) 10x - 3
15) 14x - 2
16) 17x - 4
17) -10x + 9
18) -21x + 25
19) 14x - 4
20) 8x - 2
21) -11x
22) 33x - 4
23) 13x - 2
24) 10x - 3
25) 6x
26) 20x - 3
27) -2x + 16
28) 9x - 3
29) 16x - 4
30) 24x - 2
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