document.write( "Question 168344: how do you add or subtract a number and a variable? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #124086 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Separately.
\n" ); document.write( "You can only add/subtract like things.
\n" ); document.write( "Here's an example.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=12%2B10x%2B44x%2B%28-13%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=12%2B%28-13%29%2B10x%2B44x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=%2812%2B%28-13%29%29%2B%2810x%2B44x%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=%28-1%29%2B%2854x%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=-1%2B54x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2812%2B10x%29%2B%2844x-13%29=54x-1\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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