How do you simplify $16m - 10m$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-04T17:20:46

$16m - 10m = color(green)( 6m$

To simplify this, we need to understand what LIKE TERMS are.

Like terms are terms that have the SAME VARIABLES and POWERS . Only Like terms can be added or subtracted.

In the expression $16m - 10m$ , we have two terms: $16m$ and $10m$

Both terms have the same variable $m$ and the the power of $m$ in both cases is also the same: $1$

Hence $10m$ can be subtracted from $16m$

$16m - 10m = color(green)( 6m$

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