SOLUTION: Can this expression 4x+(x+5) be simplified?

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Question 534257: Can this expression 4x+(x+5) be simplified?
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Combine like terms, the x terms.


4x+(x+5) = 4x+x+5 = 5x+5 Factor 5 from each term.


5(x+1)