diff --git a/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.lean b/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.lean
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.lean
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+inductive Expr
+| Var : nat → Expr
+| Val : nat → Expr
+| Add : Expr → Expr → Expr
+| Mul : Expr → Expr → Expr
+
+open Expr nat
+
+def mk_expr : nat → nat → Expr
+| 0     v := if v = 0 then Var 1 else Val v
+| (n+1) v := Add (mk_expr n (v+1)) (mk_expr n (v-1))
+
+def append_add : Expr → Expr → Expr
+| (Add e₁ e₂) e₃ := Add e₁ (append_add e₂ e₃)
+| e₁          e₂ := Add e₁ e₂
+
+def append_mul : Expr → Expr → Expr
+| (Mul e₁ e₂) e₃ := Mul e₁ (append_mul e₁ e₂)
+| e₁          e₂ := Mul e₁ e₂
+
+def reassoc : Expr → Expr
+| (Add e₁ e₂) :=
+  let e₁' := reassoc e₁ in
+  let e₂' := reassoc e₂ in
+  append_add e₁' e₂'
+| (Mul e₁ e₂) :=
+  let e₁' := reassoc e₁ in
+  let e₂' := reassoc e₂ in
+  append_mul e₁' e₂'
+| e := e
+
+def const_folding : Expr → Expr
+| (Add e₁ e₂) :=
+  let e₁ := const_folding e₁ in
+  let e₂ := const_folding e₂ in
+  (match e₁, e₂ with
+   | Val a, Val b         := Val (a+b)
+   | Val a, Add e (Val b) := Add (Val (a+b)) e
+   | Val a, Add (Val b) e := Add (Val (a+b)) e
+   | _,     _             := Add e₁ e₂)
+| (Mul e₁ e₂) :=
+  let e₁ := const_folding e₂ in
+  let e₁ := const_folding e₂ in
+  (match e₁, e₂ with
+   | Val a, Val b         := Val (a*b)
+   | Val a, Mul e (Val b) := Mul (Val (a*b)) e
+   | Val a, Mul (Val b) e := Mul (Val (a*b)) e
+   | _,     _             := Mul e₁ e₂)
+| e         := e
+
+def size : Expr → nat
+| (Add l r) := size l + size r + 1
+| (Mul l r) := size l + size r + 1
+| e         := 1
+
+def to_string_aux : Expr → string → string
+| (Var v)     r := r ++ "#" ++ to_string v
+| (Val v)     r := r ++ to_string v
+| (Add e₁ e₂) r := (to_string_aux e₂ ((to_string_aux e₁ (r ++ "(")) ++ " + ")) ++ ")"
+| (Mul e₁ e₂) r := (to_string_aux e₂ ((to_string_aux e₁ (r ++ "(")) ++ " * ")) ++ ")"
+
+def eval : Expr → nat
+| (Var x) := 0
+| (Val v) := v
+| (Add l r) := eval l + eval r
+| (Mul l r) := eval l * eval r
+
+def main : io uint32 :=
+let e  := (mk_expr 23 1) in
+let v₁ := eval e in
+let v₂ := eval (const_folding (reassoc e)) in
+io.println' (to_string v₁ ++ " " ++ to_string v₂) *>
+pure 0
diff --git a/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.ml b/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.ml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a61a0bad2
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+++ b/tests/playground/expr_const_folding.ml
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+type expr =
+| Var of int
+| Val of int
+| Add of expr * expr
+| Mul of expr * expr;;
+
+let dec n =
+  if n == 0 then 0 else n - 1;;
+
+let rec mk_expr n v =
+  if n == 0 then (if v == 0 then Var 1 else Val v)
+  else Add (mk_expr (n-1) (v+1), mk_expr (n-1) (dec v));;
+
+let rec append_add e1 e2 =
+match (e1, e2) with
+| (Add (e1, e2), e3) -> Add (e1, append_add e2 e3)
+| (e1, e2)           -> Add (e1, e2);;
+
+let rec append_mul e1 e2 =
+match (e1, e2) with
+| (Mul (e1, e2), e3) -> Mul (e1, append_mul e2 e3)
+| (e1, e2)           -> Mul (e1, e2);;
+
+let rec reassoc e =
+match e with
+| Add (e1, e2) ->
+  let e1' = reassoc e1 in
+  let e2' = reassoc e2 in
+  append_add e1' e2'
+| Mul (e1, e2) ->
+  let e1' = reassoc e1 in
+  let e2' = reassoc e2 in
+  append_mul e1' e2'
+| e -> e;;
+
+let rec const_folding e =
+match e with
+| Add (e1, e2) ->
+  let e1 = const_folding e1 in
+  let e2 = const_folding e2 in
+  (match (e1, e2) with
+   | (Val a, Val b)          -> Val (a+b)
+   | (Val a, Add (e, Val b)) -> Add (Val (a+b), e)
+   | (Val a, Add (Val b, e)) -> Add (Val (a+b), e)
+   | _                       -> Add (e1, e2))
+| Mul (e1, e2) ->
+  let e1 = const_folding e1 in
+  let e2 = const_folding e2 in
+  (match (e1, e2) with
+   | (Val a, Val b)          -> Val (a*b)
+   | (Val a, Mul (e, Val b)) -> Mul (Val (a*b), e)
+   | (Val a, Mul (Val b, e)) -> Mul (Val (a*b), e)
+   | _                       -> Mul (e1, e2))
+| e ->  e;;
+
+let rec size e =
+match e with
+| Add (e1, e2) -> size e1 + size e2 + 1
+| Mul (e1, e2) -> size e1 + size e2 + 1
+| e            -> 1;;
+
+let rec eeval e =
+ match e with
+ | Val n -> n
+ | Var x -> 0
+ | Add (e1, e2) -> eeval e1 + eeval e2
+ | Mul (e1, e2) -> eeval e1 * eeval e2;;
+
+let e  = (mk_expr 23 1) in
+let v1 = eeval e in
+let v2 = eeval (const_folding (reassoc e)) in
+Printf.printf "%8d %8d\n" v1 v2;;