How do you simplify 3p-2p+5p3p2p+5p?

1 Answer
Jan 3, 2017

Factor the like terms to simplify. See full explanation below.

Explanation:

We can factor the like terms to simplify this expression:

color(red)(3)color(blue)(p) - color(red)(2)color(blue)(p) + color(red)(5)color(blue)(p) = (color(red)(3 - 2 + 5))color(blue)(p) = color(red)(6)color(blue)(p)3p2p+5p=(32+5)p=6p