SOLUTION: simplify: (4x + 5y) + (3x+8y)

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Question 625491: simplify: (4x + 5y) + (3x+8y)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(4x + 5y) + (3x+8y)

4x + 5y + 3x+8y

(4x+ 3x) + (5y +8y)

(4+ 3)x + (5 +8)y

(7)x + (13)y

7x + 13y

So (4x + 5y) + (3x+8y) simplifies to 7x + 13y
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