How do you simplify 19x + 18y + 5 + 18x - 8y - 17?

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Jim G.
Mar 2, 2018

37x+10y-12

Explanation:

"simplify by collecting like terms"

color(red)(19x)color(blue)(+18y)color(magenta)(+5)color(red)(+18x)color(blue)(-8y)color(magenta)(-17)

=(color(red)(19x+18x))+(color(blue)(18y-8y))+(color(magenta)(5-17))

=color(red)(37x)color(blue)(+10y)color(magenta)(-12)

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