Le needed with like terms and distributive property 1. simplify the expression by combining any like terms. 2a+3-5a+8b 2. simplify the expression by combining any like terms. 6a+rs-4a+6rs

Like terms would be taking all of the ones with a and getting them alone, all of the ones with b alone, and all plain numbers alone to simplify

1) 2a+3-5a+8b
= -3a+8b+3
take 2a-5a and that is your answer

2) 6a+rs-4a+6rs
=2a+rs+6rs
combine the a's 6a-4a
=2a+7rs
1rs+6rs combine rs's and that's it :)

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