How do you simplify $7 a - 3 b + a + 4 b$ $7a - 3b + a + 4b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-13T16:41:07

$= 8 a + b$ $=color(blue)(8a+b$

$7 a - 3 b + a + 4 b$ $7a-3b+a+4b$

Grouping like terms:

$= 7 a + a + 4 b - 3 b$ $=7a+a+4b-3b$

$= 8 a + b$ $=color(blue)(8a+b$

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