ok so to start combine like terms in the problems meaning you combine the numbers that have the same variable like 7x and 3x etc.
Answer:
x+y=3
Assuming that the option 1 and 2 dont mean anything
is it zero???!?!!!!!!!!!!!
The manager can do both but if he does 10 he will have 25 groups but if he does 5 he will have 50 groups so the simple way is 10 so he will have 25 groups