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PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

Identify like terms

36a + 42b - 18a + 6


Please explain all the steps. Thuroughly.

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Answer:18a+42b+6

Step-by-step explanation: subtract 36a from 18a

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36a and 18a are like terms
36a-18a= 18a
Since 42b and 6 don’t have any like terms you just bring them down to the new equation which is

18a+42b+6
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