SOLUTION: I want to make sure I did this correctly: Add 8a - 6 and 4a + 5 Now I can simplify this equation by doing the first equation like this: 8a - 6 = 2a The second equation I did th

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You can only add and subtract "like" terms.
That means you cannot add apples to oranges.
You have 8a-6+4a+5
You have 8a and you have 4a: that gives you 14a
you have -6+5; that gives you -1
Answer: 14a-1
Cheers,
Stan H.