4 years ago

Combine like terms to simplify the following expressions -5a - 4a + b

Mathematics

2 answers:

Sauron [17]4 years ago

7 0

Answer:

-9a + b

Step-by-step explanation:

For this problem, let us factor out the variable a from the terms containing the variable, and apply addition and the distributive property to simplify the terms.

-5a - 4a + b

= a ( -5 + -4 ) + b

= a ( -9 ) + b

= -9a + b

Hence, the simplified expression for -5a - 4a + b is -9a + b.

Cheers.

ella [17]4 years ago

4 0

Answer:

= -9a+b

Step-by-step explanation:

-5a+-4a =b

(-5a+-4a)+(b)

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