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PLEASE HELP ME 50 POINTS!!!

Explain how to simplify this expression:

(8a + 8) + (5a – 6).

User DannyKK
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8a+8+5a−6

=8a+8+5a+−6

  • Combine Like Terms

=8a+8+5a+−6

=(8a+5a)+(8+−6)

=13a+2

User Jsncrdnl
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=> (8a + 8) + (5a – 6)

=> (8a + 5a) + (8 – 6) [Combine like terms]

=> (13a + 2)

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