SOLUTION: could you please tell me how to do this promplem 6x-4+4x-3 and explain what the x means thanks

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Question 196916: could you please tell me how to do this promplem 6x-4+4x-3 and explain what the x means thanks
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The "x" is simply a place holder for any number. For example, when we say , we're saying: "take any number and add 5 to it".





Start with the given expression


Group like terms


Combine like terms


So

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