How do you simplify $11 c + 5 d - 9 c - 9 d$ $11c+5d-9c-9d$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-16T09:32:31

By arranging the equation

$11 c + 5 d - 9 c - 9 d$ $11c + 5d - 9c -9d$

can be written as

$c (11 - 9) + d (5 - 9)$ $c(11-9) + d(5-9)$

$2 c - 4 d$ $2c - 4d$

$2 (c - 2 d)$ $2(c-2d)$

Your answer is

$2 (c - 2 d)$ $2(c-2d)$

How do you simplify 11c+5d−9c−9d11c+5d-9c-9d?