document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432464>Question 432464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please show how to collect like terms?  Thanks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12m+3n-9m-7n </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #299844 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=299844\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simply rearrange all the \"m\" terms together and all the \"n\" terms together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12m + 3n - 9m - 7n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (12m - 9m) + (3n - 7n)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 3m - 4n </SPAN>\n" );
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