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Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:

-5r+8r+5=

Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:\newline5r+8r+5=-5r+8r+5=

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Q. Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:\newline5r+8r+5=-5r+8r+5=
  1. Identify like terms: Identify like terms in the expression 5r+8r+5-5r + 8r + 5.\newlineLike terms are terms that contain the same variable raised to the same power. Here, 5r-5r and 8r8r are like terms because they both contain the variable rr raised to the first power.
  2. Combine like terms: Combine the like terms 5r-5r and 8r8r.\newlineTo combine like terms, add their coefficients. The coefficients of 5r-5r and 8r8r are 5-5 and 88, respectively.\newline5r+8r=(5+8)r-5r + 8r = (-5 + 8)r\newline=3r= 3r
  3. Rewrite expression: Rewrite the expression with the combined like terms.\newlineNow that we have combined the like terms, we can rewrite the expression as:\newline3r+53r + 5

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