Question

`(5x + 2) + (4x - 3)`what expression is equivalent to it

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} (5x+2)\text{ + }(4x-3) \\ 5x+2+4x-3 \\ \text{Collect like terms and you now have;} \\ 5x+4x+2-3 \\ 9x-1 \end{gathered}`

Therefore the expression equivalent to the one given in the question is 9x - 1