document.write( "Question 520301: will you please help me solve combining like terms?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Same idea as saying 6 apples plus 5 apples -- just that instead of apples, you are counting some number of

's. Just remember that if

is an apple, then

is a banana, and

or any other letter is something else entirely. Furthermore, in math, no fair saying \"Oh, look, fruit salad\" -- you have to keep the like things together and the different things apart.\r
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