How do you simplify 19x + 18y + 5 + 18x - 8y - 17?
1 Answer
Mar 2, 2018
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)