How do you simplify $5n + 6n - 2n$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-17T23:06:46

The answer is $9n$

Because these are all like terms (some number multiplied by $n$ ), you can simply combine them, adding the coefficients.

$5+6=11$ and $11-2=9$

Therefore, the answer is $9n$

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