Simplify: (7x + 5y – 10) + (-5x + 4y – 3).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 7 + (-5) = 2; the y-coefficients give 5 + (4) = 9; constants give -10 + (-3) = -13. Therefore the simplified expression is 2x + 9y - 13.
Simplify: (7x + 5y – 10) + (-5x + 4y – 3).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 7 + (-5) = 2; the y-coefficients give 5 + (4) = 9; constants give -10 + (-3) = -13. Therefore the simplified expression is 2x + 9y - 13.