Question detail

answer-form check: simplify 7x + 9x by collecting like terms.

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MCQ

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practice

Style

Topic

Structure and calculation

Question

  1. A. 16x
  2. B. 21
  3. C. 11
  4. D. 32

Answer

The correct answer is 16x.

Explanation

Use the worked steps as the check: the question intent fixes the answer as 16x, and the final-answer line confirms 16x.

Common mistake

Factors, multiples and prime factorisation common mistake 1

Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Foundation and Higher] Write products of prime factors using index notation and apply the uniqueness of prime factorisation..

Show the method first, then give the final answer in the required form. Apply this directly to Factors, multiples and prime factorisation.

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