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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Need help please? I'm bad at math! Evaluate 4a+7b+3a-2b for a=5 and b=-3 ?

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

First combine all like terms... then plug in the values of a and b...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

20?....

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

which are the like terms here?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4a 3a 7b 2b?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

???????????????????????

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

4a and 3a , 7b and 2b are like terms..combine them .. what u get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

16?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7a and 9b

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

yes... now plug in the values of and b

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

7a + 9b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32?

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