SOLUTION: Collect like terms 3w+w+4/13w

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Question 338215: Collect like terms
3w+w+4/13w
Answer by katealdridge(100) About Me  (Show Source):
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Like terms are variable expressions that have the same variable with the same exponent. For example, 4x and 5x are like terms. 4x and 5x%5E2 are not like terms. If you have like terms then you can combine them.
3w+w=4w First step
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 4w=%284%2A13%29w%2F13=%2852w%29%2F13
52w%2F13%2B4w%2F13=56w%2F13
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