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Simplify 23 + 6c + 8d - 7d - 6

User Emil D
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First, identify the terms.
23
+6c
+8d
-7d
-6
Now combine like terms. Like terms are terms with the same variable (i.e. 1x and 3x)
23 and -6
6c
8d and -7d
Now combine!
23 - 6 = 17
6c = 6c
8d - 7d = 1d
So the answer is 17 + 6c + 1d
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