Question

Simplify the expression by combining like terms: x + 7x

Answer 1

Answer:

Like terms means that the numbers have the same variable after them or they don't have a variable at all.  It is also important to remember that any letter that doesn't have a number in front of it technically has a 1 in front of it.

For example, x + 3x = 1x +3x.  Then I add the numbers in the front and I get 4x.

If it had been 4x + 7x + 3, my answer would have been 11x +3.  That's because there were a total of 11 x, but the 3 ones weren't x's so I just leave them alone.

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Answer 2

Answer:

$8x$

Step-by-step explanation:

$x+7x$

$8x$

The answer is $8x$ when you simplify because you are adding another $x$ to $7x$ so it becomes $8x$

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