SOLUTION: 2x + 5y - 7x + 2xy Could you please show me the steps on how to simplify this problem?

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Question 324517: 2x + 5y - 7x + 2xy Could you please show me the steps on how to simplify this problem?
Answer by unlockmath(1688)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
What we can do in this 2x + 5y - 7x + 2xy is combine the x's to get:
-5x + 5y + 2xy
That's about it.
We could rewrite it as:
5(y-x)+2xy
RJ

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