How do you simplify the expression $3a+ab-b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-06T22:28:29

The expression as written cannot be simplified further.

$3a+ab -b$ can only be simplified if the values for $a$ and $b$ are known.

For example, let $a=2$ and $b=5$ . Substitute the values of $a$ and $b$ into the expression and simplify.

$(3*2)+(3*5)-5$

$6+15-5$

$16$

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