Question

HELP PLEASE SIMPLIFY NOT SOLVE
14j + 2j - 22k - 7j + 14k - 3k and
13g + 9g - 4 - 2g - 16g

Answer 1

What if you have 1x and another 1x, how many x's do you have?

Answer 2

j(14+2-7)+k(14-3-22) -> 9j-11k Like this?

Answer 3

you can just add all the j's and k's and then you have it

Answer 4

14j+2j-7j=9j

-22k+14k-3k=-11k

Answer 5

Do you understand why @Krokodzilla says you can add the j's?

Answer 6

@doc.brown for your first comment you would have 2x and for your 2 comment yes I do and thanks @Krokodzilla

Answer 7

Yeah!

Answer 8

so is the answer 11k or no? @doc.brown and @Krokodzilla

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

-22k = -k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k
+14k= +k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k+k
-3k = -k-k-k
How many k's do you have?

Answer 11

@doc.brown a lot but it still makes no sense Im supposed be simplifying not solving.

Answer 12

If you put all the k's and j's toghether then you are indeed simplefying, you cannot solve this equation because you do not know tha value of k and j

Answer 13

"a lot"... you have -11

Answer 14

So, the answer is -11?

Answer 15

@doc.brown

Answer 16

The answer to how many k's you have, yes. You have -11k.
\[14j + 2j - 22k - 7j + 14k - 3k\]Keep all of the same variables together\[14j + 2j - 7j - 22k + 14k - 3k\]See?\[(14j + 2j - 7j)+(- 22k + 14k - 3k)\]
\[\color{red}{14j + 2j}\color{blue}{- 22k}\color{red}{- 7j}\color{blue}{+ 14k - 3k}\]\[=\color{red}{9j}\color{blue}{-11k}\]