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Simplify: 6y + 5z + 8y – 3z

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6y + 5z +8y- 3z \\ 14y + 2z\\ \\ 2 (7 y + z)
User Norbert Radyk
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To simplify the given expression above, combine the terms that involve the same variables. That is,
6y + 5z + 8y - 3z
(6y + 8y) + (5z - 3z)
Simplifying further the expression will give an answer of 14y + 2z. Therefore, the answer is 14y + 2z.
User Gaspare Bonventre
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