Question

Which expression is equivalent to (3x-5y)+ (x + 2 y)?

Answer 1

Question is Incomplete; Complete question is given below.

Which expression is equivalent to (3x-5y)+(x+2y)?

1. 4x-7y

2. 4x-3y

3. 4x+3y

4. 4x+7y

Answer:

2.
`4x-3y`

Explanation:

Given:

`(3x-5y)+(x+2y)`

We need to simplify the given expression;

Solution on simplifying the given expression we get;

First we will apply distributive property to remove the parenthesis we get;

`3x-5y+x+2y`

Now Combining the like terms together we get;

`3x+x-5y+2y`

Now adding and subtracting like terms we get;

`4x-3y`

Hence the equivalent expression for given expression is
`4x-3y`.