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Need help combining like terms to create an equivalent expression

Need help combining like terms to create an equivalent expression-example-1
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Answer:


-(1)/(5)m-(4)/(5)

Explanation:

Given the expression:


(2)/(5)m-(4)/(5)-(3)/(5)m

In the expression:


(2)/(5)m\text{ and }(3)/(5)m\text{ are like terms}

Rearrange the expression to bring the like terms together:


=(2)/(5)m-(3)/(5)m-(4)/(5)

Next, combine the like terms:


\begin{gathered} =(2m-3m)/(5)-(4)/(5) \\ =-(m)/(5)-(4)/(5) \end{gathered}

An equivalent expression is:


-(1)/(5)m-(4)/(5)

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