SOLUTION: 3x + 2y -8x - 7y

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Question 683081: 3x + 2y -8x - 7y
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combine like terms
3x - 8x + 2y - 7y
Add/Subtract coefficients on like variables
3-8 = -5
2-7 = -5
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Factor out the -5, which both terms have in common
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