Question

When combining like terms what would 7 + 8n - 10 be put together?

Answer 1

8n - 3

Because 7+ -10 = -3

And 8n stays 8n

Answer 2

$\text{Combining like terms means that you combine the terms that are}\\\text{the same}\\\\\text{In the expression, you can see 7 and -10 are the same term, so you would}\\\text{combine them}\\\text{You can't combine them with 8n, since the 8 has the term of n}\\\\\text{Combine like terms:}\\7 + 8n - 10\\\\\boxed{8n-3}$