Question

Which expression is equivalent to (3x-5y)+ (x + 2 y)?

Answer 1

Question is Incomplete; Complete question is given below.

Which expression is equivalent to (3x-5y)+(x+2y)?

1. 4x-7y

2. 4x-3y

3. 4x+3y

4. 4x+7y

Answer:

2. $4x-3y$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

$(3x-5y)+(x+2y)$

We need to simplify the given expression;

Solution on simplifying the given expression we get;

First we will apply distributive property to remove the parenthesis we get;

$3x-5y+x+2y$

Now Combining the like terms together we get;

$3x+x-5y+2y$

Now adding and subtracting like terms we get;

$4x-3y$

Hence the equivalent expression for given expression is $4x-3y$.