Answer:
6x+1
Step-by-step explanation:
Hi there!
We are given the following expression:
4x + 8 + 2x - 7
And we want to simplify
When we simplify, we want to combine like terms. This means that we want to add terms with the same variables together (like x), and then combine them
If there is no variable, then we add and combine the terms that don't have any variable together as well
Please note that we cannot combine terms with different variables (so if you had x+y, then it would stay as x+y).
In this case, we have 4x + 8 + 2x - 7
4x and 2x are like terms; they have the same variable (x). If we add them together, the result is 6x
8 and -7 are also like terms; they both don't have a variable. If we add (or rather, subtract) these terms, the result is 1.
Now we add 6x and 1 together, which would be 6x+1 (1 doesn't have a variable after it, so we can't combine it with 6x).
6x+1 is our answer.
Hope this helps!
See more on combining like terms here: brainly.com/question/16316741
