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14a+5(4a-3) combine like. Terms

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first step: 14a+20a-15
second step: 30a-15 and that’s the answer because you can’t add a number that doesn’t have a variable and a number that has a variable
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You have to distribute the 5, then add the like terms
14a +20a -15 = 34a- 15
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