How do you simplify 13x+27x34y12y?

1 Answer
Nov 21, 2016

simplified form

  • 2021x54y

Explanation:

goal: simplify the equation to have only two terms

calculations:
split up x terms and y terms; simplify separately

set the denominators of all terms with variable x equal, and simplify
13x+27x13x(77)+27x(33)=1421x+621x=2021x
set the denominators of all terms with variable y equal, and simplify
34y12y34y12y(22)=34y24y=54y

combine the previously simplified forms
2021x54y