andreaeve219 andreaeve219
  • 01-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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Solve this equation: 3x-1/5-2/9x=124/5
Simplify by combining like terms. Which terms can be combined?
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND!! Please help

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panda020
panda020 panda020
  • 02-11-2018
Well, you can only combine the numbers with the variable (the x) in front of them, since there’s no other number on the left side of the equation to combine that lone number with

(example: 3x+2+5x; you can only add 3x and 5x together since 2 has no x).

So 3x and -2/9x would be your answer.
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