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Combine like terms in the expression –5x + 2y + 5x – 8y.

A. 10x - 6y
B. -10x _ 6y
C. -6y
D. -10x - 10y
(Plz help ASAP!!!)

User Shiramy
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C

-5x + 5x
0x

2y - 8y
-6y
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You need to combine -5x and 5x together and that would give you zero so you need to combine 2y and -8y which would give you -6y so the answer is C. -6y
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