document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31111>Question 31111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a 52 year old mother trying to remember how to work this problem and failed to help my LD 12 year old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem 1: (5x-7y) + (16x + 8y) Problem 2: (7n + 2t) + (4n - 3t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would appreciate any help to at least get started, it's been 2 long. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17820 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17820\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%285x-7y%29+%2B+%2816x+%2B+8y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%285x-7y%29+%2B+%2816x+%2B+8y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since you are adding ... just add the like variables.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+21x+%2B+1y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+21x+%2B+1y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287n+%2B+2t%29+%2B+%284n+-+3t%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287n+%2B+2t%29+%2B+%284n+-+3t%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > drop the parenthesis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7n+%2B+2t+%2B+4n+-+3t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7n+%2B+2t+%2B+4n+-+3t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+11n+-+1t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+11n+-+1t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "now just dropping the parenthesis ONLY works if adding.  If subtracting you have to worry about changing the signs of everything AFTER the subtraction </SPAN>\n" );
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