Question

Collect like terms: 2xy + xy - 3x + x

Answer 1

(2+1)xy + (-3+1)x
3xy -2x

Answer 2

xy + xy = 2xy

\(\ \color{blue}{2xy + xy} \color{red}{-3x + x} \)

Those are the only like terms,

So \(\ \color{blue}{2xy + 1xy = ? } and \color{red}{-3x + 1x = ? } \)