Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression 3+5+7q. In this expression, 3 and 5 are like terms because they are both constants without variables. The term 7q is not like any other term because it contains a variable.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms 3 and 5.3+5=8 Now we have the simplified expression 8+7q.
Write Final Expression: Write the final simplified expression.Since there are no more like terms to combine, the expression is fully simplified as 8+7q.
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