document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338215>Question 338215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3w+w+4/13w </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #242419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=katealdridge><B>katealdridge(100)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=katealdridge><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=katealdridge><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=242419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Like terms are variable expressions that have the same variable with the same exponent.  For example, 4x and 5x are like terms.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are not like terms.  If you have like terms then you can combine them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w+w=4w  First step<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w+4/13w Next step-here you have a whole number added to a fraction so you need a common denominator to add the two numbers.  The common denominator is 13.  So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w=%284%2A13%29w%2F13=%2852w%29%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w=%284%2A13%29w%2F13=%2852w%29%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=52w%2F13%2B4w%2F13=56w%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"52w%2F13%2B4w%2F13=56w%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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