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What are like terms?

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like terms are term that has the same variable
Ex: 5a and 19a are like terms because they have they same "a" varaible
You can simplify like terms only by add or subtract the numbers like terms
Ex:
2d + 3g + 4g - 5s+9d
in this case,
3g and
4g are like term so we add them together, 4+5= 9, so
9g, is simplified answer.
Then
2d and
9d are like terms again so we also add them together, 2+9 =
11d

-5s is alone so you just keep it the same, remember your negative sign.
The answer will be:
9g + 11d - 5s
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