MULTIPLICATION ADDITION LIKE TERMS SHEET 1A - Combine like terms and convert addition to multiplication

Oct 22, 2026

Multiplication Addition Like Terms Sheet 1A provides a structured set of practice items for combining like terms in algebra. Questions 1 to 15 require changing each addition expression into a multiplication form by grouping like terms into factors, while Questions 16 to 30 require expanding multiplication expressions into repeated additions. An answer section supplies the correct multiplication or expanded addition results for each numbered problem.

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Questions 1 to 15

Combine like terms (addition to multiplication)

Questions 16 to 30

Expand multiplication (repeated addition)

MULTIPLICATION ADDITION LIKE TERMS SHEET 1A • Questions 1 to 15: Combine the like terms, changing each addition expression into a multiplication one. • Questions 16 to 30: Expand the multiplication expressions into repeated additions. | Example |
y + y + y + y |
= y x 4 |
= 4y |
Example |
3d |
= dx 3 |
= d + d + d | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1) | a + a + a | = | = | 16) | 2p | = | = | | 2) | b + b + b + b | = | = | 17) | 4q | = | = | | 3) | c + c + c + c + c | = | = | 18) | 3r | = | = | | 4) | d + d | = | = | 19) | 5s | = | = | | 5) | e + e + e + e + e | = | = | 20) | 1t | = | = | | 6) | f + f + f + f | = | = | 21) | 6u | = | = | | 7) | g + g + g + g | = | = | 22) | 4v | = | = | | 8) | h + h + h | = | = | 23) | 5w | = | = | | 9) | i + i + i + i + i + i | = | = | 24) | 6y | = | = | | 10) | j + j + j + j + j | = | = | 25) | 3z | = | = | | 11) | k + k | = | = | 26) | 6a | = | = | | 12) | l + l + l + l + l + l | = | = | 27) | 5b | = | = | | 13) | m + m + m | = | = | 28) | 0c | = | = | | 14) | n + n + n + n | = | = | 29) | 4d | = | = | | 15) | o + o + o + o + o | = | = | 30) | 6e | = | = | MULTIPLICATION ADDITION LIKE TERMS SHEET 1A ANSWERS | 1) | a + a + a | = | a x 3 | = | 3a | 16) | 2p | = | p x 2 | = | p + p | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | b + b + b + b | = | b x 4 | = | 4b | 17) | 4q | = | q x 4 | = | q + q + q + q | | 3) | c + c + c + c + c | = | c x 5 | = | 5c | 18) | 3r | = | r x 3 | = | r + r + r | | 4) | d + d | = | d x 2 | = | 2d | 19) | 5s | = | s x 5 | = | s + s + s + s + s | | 5) | e + e + e + e + e | = | e x 5 | = | 5e | 20) | 1t | = | t x 1 | = | t | | 6) | f + f + f + f | = | f x 4 | = | 4f | 21) | 6u | = | u x 6 | = | u + u + u + u + u + u | | 7) | g + g + g + g | = | g x 4 | = | 4g | 22) | 4v | = | v x 4 | = | v + v + v + v | | 8) | h + h + h | = | h x 3 | = | 3h | 23) | 5w | = | w x 5 | = | w + w + w + w + w | | 9) | i + i + i + i + i + i | = | i x 6 | = | 6i | 24) | 6y | = | y x 6 | = | y + y + y + y + y + y | | 10) | j + j + j + j + j | = | j x 5 | = | 5j | 25) | 3z | = | z x 3 | = | z + z + z | | 11) | k + k | = | k x 2 | = | 2k | 26) | 6a | = | a x 6 | = | a + a + a + a + a + a | | 12) | l + l + l + l + l + l | = | l x 6 | = | 6l | 27) | 5b | = | b x 5 | = | b + b + b + b + b | | 13) | m + m + m | = | m x 3 | = | 3m | 28) | 0c | = | c x 0 | = | 0 | | 14) | n + n + n + n | = | n x 4 | = | 4n | 29) | 4d | = | d x 4 | = | d + d + d + d | | 15) | o + o + o + o + o | = | o x 5 | = | 5o | 30) | 6e | = | e x 6 | = | e + e + e + e + e + e |

FAQs

What should you do for Questions 1 to 15?

Combine like terms and change each addition expression into a multiplication expression.

What should you do for Questions 16 to 30?

Expand each multiplication expression into repeated additions.

Where can you find the correct results?

The sheet includes an “answers” section that lists the multiplication form or expanded repeated-addition form for each problem.

Oct 22, 2026

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