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Combine like terms
3x + 2x + 11y - 7y
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User Joe
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The like terms just means whatever numbers have the same “letters.” So everything with an X you combine and everything with a Y you combine

3x + 2x + 11y - 7y
You could look at it like
(3x + 2x) + (11y - 7y)
5x + 4y
User Ollie Strevel
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Answer:

5x + 4y

Explanation:

3x + 2x = 5x

11y - 7y = 4y

User Conceptdeluxe
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