Math Quiz     Simplifying Algebraic Expressions #0     Name
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Write the letter name of the answer for the simplest form of each expression:

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      1.  5a + 3a
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      2.  2a2b - 4a2b
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      3.  6ab2c - 3a2bc + 3ab2c - 6a2bc
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      4.  -3ab + 8ab - 7ab + ab
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      5.  5a2bc + 12abc2 - 5a2bc
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      6.  (2a2b) (3ab)
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      7.  (3ab) (6ac)
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      8.  (-6a2b3c) (2ab3c2)
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      9.  (1/3 acf) (3bde)
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      10. (ab-1) (a-1b)
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      11. (a4b3c2) (a-6bc-2)
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      12. (-a-4b-3c2) (5a5b2cd-2)
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      13. (3abc) (-2a2b) (-6bc2)
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      14. (2abc-1) (-5a-3) (1/5 b-2c)
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      15. (6a2b3) / (ab2)
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      16. (8a3b4cd) (3a3b2d)
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      17. (-5a2b ) (-1/5 a3b2)
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      18. (a3b-3c-3) / (a-3b3c-3)
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      19. (a-2b-1c3) / (b3c4d) (a3b3cd3)
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      20. (a2b2)/(ab) + (a2b2)(ab) - (a2b-1)(a-1b2) + (a2b3)/(a2b3)
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Possible answers: (Some answers may be used more than once or not at all.)

A.  ab-1d2        J.  9ab2c-9a2bc   R.  -5ab-1c3d-2   AA.  -2a4b2        JJ.  a6b-6         
B.  6a3b2         K.  6a2bc2        S.  12abc2        BB.  18a2bc        KK.  0             
C.  3a2b2c        L.  -2a-2b-1      T.  6ab           CC.  a-2b4         LL.  25ab          
D.  9abcdef       M.  10a2b         U.  8a2           DD.  8a            MM.  -ab           
E.  24a6b6cd2     N.  2a2b          W.  a2b2cd3       EE.  a5b3          NN.  a3b3+1        
G.  1             P.  5abc2d2       X.  a2b4c         GG.  -12a3b6c3     PP.  36a3b3c3      
H.  -2a2b         Q.  ab            Y.  2a2bc         HH.  9abc          QQ.  abcdef