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Simplify 1/3 (9a + b) - 1/2 ( 4a + 2b)

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Use distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac

1/3(9a + b) - 1/2(4a + 2b) = 3a + 1/3b - 2a - b = a - 2/3b
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