Simplifying Expressions: Year 8 2.1 practice

What you need to know

Check yourself against these “I can” statements.

I can collect like terms to simplify expressions such as 3x + 2y − x + 5y
I can simplify expressions with powers by collecting like terms, e.g. 2x² + 3x + x²
I can simplify expressions that contain brackets by expanding and collecting like terms
I can explain what an identity is and use the ≡ sign correctly

Practise this topic

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Equivalent Expressions

One expression written several ways: expanded, factorised, with like terms to collect or brackets to expand. From Standard the groups are near-misses like 2x + 6 and 2x + 3.

KS3

These are the pages for Simplifying Expressions in the Year 8 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 2. Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.