SOLUTION: 2a-6b-(-11a)+17b

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Question 225303: 2a-6b-(-11a)+17b
Answer by LtAurora(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this we can combine like terms: a's with a's and b's with b's.
The negative sign outside the -11a needs to get factored into it first:
2a-6b%2B11a%2B17b
Then we can combine:
13a%2B11b, which is our answer.