Question

liang is ordering new chairs and cushions for his dining room table. a new chair costs $88 and new cushions cost $12 .shipping cost $34. the expression 88c + 12c+ 34 gives the total cost for buying c sets pf chairs and cushions. simplify the expression by combining like terms.

Answer 1

88c + 12c+ 34 is your expression
notice how 88c and 12c both have c's, while 34 doesn't

so, you can add 88c + 12c = ? and then write the + 34 at the end (do not try to combine 34 with the c terms)