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Answer Yes or No and explain why in one sentence.
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Answer Yes or No and explain why in one sentence. (click the picture)-example-1
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To add or subtract with exponents, the variables and the exponents of the variables must be the same, therefore you cannot group them. However, if you were multiplying the numbers, you'd be able to group them.
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Yes, because there are common factors in the equation. therefore showing you can group
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