document.write( "Question 542611: can you show step by step how to do this problem -13a+6-4c-11+5a-2c \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Combine the red terms. They are like terms because they both have\r\n" );
document.write( "a's:    -13a+5a = -8a.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the purple terms. They are like terms because they both are just \r\n" );
document.write( "plain numbers with no letter:    +6-11 = -5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the green terms. They are like terms because they both have \r\n" );
document.write( "c's:    -4c-2c = -6c.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer:  \r\n" );
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document.write( "-8a-5-6c.\r\n" );
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