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Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:

-7-4p-(-5)

Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:\newline74p(5)-7-4p-(-5)

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Q. Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:\newline74p(5)-7-4p-(-5)
  1. Identify like terms and constants: Identify like terms and constants in the expression 74p(5)-7-4p-(-5).\newlineThe like terms are the terms with the variable pp, and the constants are the numerical values without variables. In this expression, 4p-4p is the like term, and 7-7 and 5-5 are constants.
  2. Simplify the constants: Simplify the constants in the expression 74p(5)-7-4p-(-5).\newlineTo simplify the constants, we need to subtract 5-5 from 7-7, which is the same as adding 55 to 7-7 because subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive.\newline7(5)=7+5=2-7 - (-5) = -7 + 5 = -2
  3. Combine constant with like term: Combine the simplified constant with the like term.\newlineNow we combine the simplified constant 2-2 with the like term 4p-4p.\newline24p-2 - 4p\newlineThis is the simplified form of the expression because there are no more like terms to combine.

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