SOLUTION: simplify 9x + 3y - (5x + y)

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Question 116082: simplify
9x + 3y - (5x + y)
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9x+%2B+3y+-+%285x+%2B+y%29=9x+%2B+3y+-+5x+-+y Distributive property.
9x+%2B+3y+-+%285x+%2B+y%29=%289x-5x%29+%2B+%283y+-+y%29Group like terms.
9x+%2B+3y+-+%285x+%2B+y%29=4x+%2B+2ysimplify.