Q. Which of the following is equal to (5x+9)+(3x−11)?
Combine like terms: Combine like terms.To simplify the expression, we need to combine the terms with x and the constant terms separately.(5x+9)+(3x−11)=5x+3x+9−11
Add coefficients of x: Add the coefficients of x. Combine the x terms by adding their coefficients. 5x+3x=8x
Add constant terms: Add the constant terms.Combine the constant terms by adding them together.9−11=−2
Write final simplified expression: Write the final simplified expression.Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3 to get the final simplified expression.8x+(−2)=8x−2
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