SOLUTION: tring to help my grandson with simlifing and combining like terms here are a couple of our problems can you help me with this 1) 3z+z 2)5a-5b+4b+2a 3)8m-5m+7r-3m 4)2d=1.5

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Question 364197: tring to help my grandson with simlifing and combining like terms here are a couple of our problems can you help me with this
1) 3z+z
2)5a-5b+4b+2a
3)8m-5m+7r-3m
4)2d=1.5a-4d-3.1a
Thank you for your help
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

combining like terms: examples of like terms: 

those terms that are numbers

those terms involving the same degree variable

For ex: 2x + 3 + 5x + 4 would combine and simplify to 7x + 7



1) 3z+z

4z

2)5a-5b+4b+2a

7a -b

3)8m-5m+7r-3m 

7r

4)2d + 1.5a -4d -3.1a

-2d - 1.6a