SOLUTION: Simplify the following expression by combining any like terms, Then explain how you combine like terms. 7m – 6t + 2 – 2t + 11m

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Question 106497: Simplify the following expression by combining any like terms, Then explain how you combine like terms.
7m – 6t + 2 – 2t + 11m
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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7m-6t+2-2t+11m
7m+11m=18m
-6t-2t=-8t
answer is:
18m-8t+2 or factoring out the common 2 we get:
2(9m-4t+1)