SOLUTION: 3x+3y-ax-ay

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Question 435565: 3x+3y-ax-ay
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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Combine like terms. (Put the x's with the x's and the y's with the y's.)

3x + 3y - ax - ay
= (3 - a)x + (3 - a)y

Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x + 3y - ax - ay = 3*(x+y) - a*(x+y) = (3-a)*(x+y).             ANSWER