7y+8y can be simplified to 15y True or false

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7y+8y can be simplified to 15y
True or false

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Answer:

true because you combine like terms

Vpelletier answered Sep 29, 2021

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Answer:

True.

Explanation:

The two terms share the same variable (as well as the same amount of that variable), that being y. Combine the coefficients:

7y + 8y = (7 + 8)y = 15y

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