Answer:
Explanation:
We can combine all terms that share the same variable.
For example, we can combine
, which is 8x, however, we cannot combine
, as 3x and 4t are terms with different variables. The latter applies to combining terms that include variables and terms that do not - You cannot combine them.
The trick to combining terms with common variables is to combine them like you'd combine any pair of regular numbers.
Just like
, then
.
Just like
, then
.
This is done through a process known as factorizing, however, I believe you will learn this later if you are just now studying combining terms with variables.
Onto your question, we can combine 10x and -3x together, however, we cannot combine either of those terms with 6.
