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Simplify the expression by combining like terms.
6xy - 2y + 8y + 7xy + 5xy

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first, connect the numbers with the same variables. -2y + 8y = 6y. Now 6xy + 7xy + 5xy = 18xy. Final answer is 6y + 18xy.
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