How do you simplify $4 m + 3 - 5 m + m$ $4m + 3 - 5m + m$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-07T12:27:40

$= 3$ $=color(blue)(3$

$4 m + 3 - 5 m + m$ $4m+3−5m+m$

Grouping like terms
$= 4 m + 3 - 5 m + m$ $=color(blue)( 4m)+3−color(blue)(5m+m$

$= 4 m - 5 m + m + 3$ $=color(blue)( 4m -5m +m)+3$

$= - m + m + 3$ $=color(blue)( -m +m)+3$

$= 3$ $=color(blue)(3$

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