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[tex]3x \: + \: 2a \: + \: 5x \: + \: 4a[/tex]
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{8x \: + \: 6a}}[/tex]
[tex]7p \: + \: 6q \: - \: 2p \: + \: 9[/tex]
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{5p \: + \: 6q \: + \: 9}}[/tex]
Answer:
a) 8x +6a
b) 5p +7q
Step-by-step explanation:
These expressions are simplified by combining "like terms." That means adding the coefficients of terms with the same variable.
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3x +2a +5x +4a = (3 +5)x +(2 +4)a = 8x +6a
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7p +6q -2p +q = (7 -2)p +(6 +1)q = 5p +7q