Question

How do you simplify `(4a – b) + (3a – 5b)`?

Answer 1

`=color(blue)(7a) color(green)(-6b)`

Explanation:

`(4a-b) + (3a-5b)`

`4a-b + 3a-5b`

Grouping like terms together :

`=color(blue)(4a+3a) color(green)(-b-5b)`

`=color(blue)(7a) color(green)(-6b)`