Question

1. Explain the process for combining like terms for 12x - 3y + 8 - 5x + 4y

Answer 1

Answer: 7x+y+8

Step-by-step explanation:

Combining like terms is just like what it sounds. You take the like terms, or terms that have the same variables and such, and add them together.

For this problem, we can see that 12x and -5x are like terms because they both consist of a numerical coefficient and the variable x.

We can see that -3y and 4y are like terms because they both have a numerical coefficient and y for variable.

Now, we can combine like terms.

12x-3y+8-5x+4y                     [combine like terms]

7x+y+8