SOLUTION: HOW WOULD YOU SIMPLIFY THIS EXPRESSION AND WHAT IS THE THINKING IN DOING SO ? 8A + B - 2A - 4B

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Question 11768: HOW WOULD YOU SIMPLIFY THIS EXPRESSION AND WHAT IS THE THINKING IN DOING SO ?

8A + B - 2A - 4B
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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8A + B - 2A - 4B
First you would add like terms;
8A-2A + B-4B
6A-3B
Then you would factor out the greatest common factor, which is 3.
3(2A-B)