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The expression 12x+15x-11x can be combined because of which property

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property of like terms because they are alike if u solve it all it will be like 27x-11x =16x
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Answer:

The expression
12x+15x-11x can be combined because of the commutative property of addition.

Explanation:

A monomial is a number, a variable or a product of a number and a variable where all exponents are whole numbers. That means that


12x+15x-11x

all are examples of monomials.

The commutative property of addition says that changing the order of addends does not change the sum.

If we add
[(a + b)+ c] or
[a + (b + c)], the result will be same.

Therefore,


12x + 15x - 11x = (12 + 15 - 11)x\\12x + 15x - 11x = (27 - 11)x\\12x + 15x - 11x = 16x

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