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Simplify the expression by

combining like terms:
-3a + 1 + a +5
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Simplify the expression by combining like terms: -3a + 1 + a +5 Enter the number that-example-1
User Parijat Purohit
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Answer:

-2a+6

Solution:

  • Let's simplify this expression by combining like terms.
  • The like terms are
  • -3a, a
  • 1, 5
  • Combine them:
  • -3a+a+1+5
  • -2a+6

Hope it helps.

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