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Simplify: Quantity 5x plus 3xy plus 4y plus the quantity 4x minus 2xy minus 2y.

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And here are the potential answers... oh what a mess.

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OK so what is this question asking?

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Well, we really just have to combine like terms.

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Just don't tell the terms they... like each other. We don't want to be accused of betraying

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confidences.

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Since there's no multiplying or division at play here, we can really just ignore the

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parentheses...

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...and add everything that goes together... together.

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5x and 4x give us 9x... 3xy MINUS 2xy gives us xy... and 4y MINUS 2y gives us 2y.

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So... 9x plus xy plus 2y...

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...and the answer is E.

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As in, "Everyone deserves a little love."

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