How do you simplify $(4a – b) + (3a – 5b)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-07T16:53:20

$=color(blue)(7a) color(green)(-6b)$

$(4a-b) + (3a-5b)$

$4a-b + 3a-5b$

Grouping like terms together :

$=color(blue)(4a+3a) color(green)(-b-5b)$

$=color(blue)(7a) color(green)(-6b)$

How do you simplify (4a – b) + (3a – 5b)(4a – b) + (3a – 5b)?