Combining like terms
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1
Simplify x² + 5x - 2x² + x - 9.
-x² + 6x - 9
2
Simplify 2m - 3n + 5m + n and find its value for m = 3, n = -1.
23
3
Bring 3x · y · 2x - 6x²y + xy to standard form.
xy
4
Are 5ab and 5ba like terms? Explain.
Yes: ba = ab, so their letter parts are the same.
5
A school bought 12 boxes and then another 18 boxes of pencils, x pencils in each, and later gave 5 boxes to another school. Write the remaining number of pencils as 12x + 18x - 5x, simplify it and compute it for x = 10.
250