Examples of Simplifying Expressions with Only Addition and Subtraction (Grade 6)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 When simplifying expressions with only addition and subtraction, work from left to right.
• ➕ Remember that subtraction can be thought of as adding a negative number (e.g., $5 - 3 = 5 + (-3)$).
• 💡 Combine like terms (numbers) to make the expression simpler.
• ✏️ Always double-check your work to ensure accuracy!

Practice Quiz

1. What is the simplified form of $10 + 5 - 3$?
1. 18
2. 12
3. 8
4. 13
2. Simplify: $25 - 10 + 2$?
1. 13
2. 17
3. 37
4. 15
3. What does $8 - 2 - 1$ equal?
1. 7
2. 9
3. 5
4. 11
4. Calculate $15 + 3 - 7$.
1. 11
2. 25
3. 21
4. 10
5. Simplify the expression: $20 - 5 - 5 + 3$.
1. 10
2. 13
3. 23
4. 8
6. Evaluate: $12 - 4 + 1$.
1. 7
2. 9
3. 17
4. 15
7. What is the result of $30 - 20 + 5 - 2$?
1. 13
2. 3
3. 7
4. 15