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Dec 2, 2016

$40 x y - 10 x - 5 x y z = 5 x (8 y - 2 x - y z)$ $40xy -10x-5xyz = 5x(8y-2x-yz)$

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You are working with 3 unlike terms.
Their variable components are all different.
You cannot add or subtract unlike terms.

This expression cannot be simplified. It will stay as 3 unlike terms.

The only thing you can do is to factorise by taking out a common factor of $5 x$ $5x$

$40 x y - 10 x - 5 x y z \leftarrow$ $40xy -10x-5xyz" "larr$ each term has $5 x$ $5x$

$5 x (8 y - 2 x - y z)$ $5x(8y-2x-yz)$

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