Please help. I'm stuck.
Solve:
20/5p+3/5q-6/5p+14/5q
Please show me the steps. Thank you
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I don't know if p,q are in the numerator or denominator. As typed, they are in the denominator, which is weird.
Assuming letters are in numerator,
20/5 p + 3/5 q - 6/5 p + 14/5 q
Combine terms.
14/5 p + 17/5 q
It is simplified, but with the data supplied, it cannot be solved.
Thanks for asking.
To simplify the expression:
Step 1: Combine like terms
Combine the terms with the same variables together. In this case, there are terms with "p" and terms with "q".
(20/5p - 6/5p) + (3/5q + 14/5q)
Step 2: Simplify each term
For "p" terms:
20/5p - 6/5p
To combine fractions with the same denominator, subtract the numerators while keeping the denominator the same:
(20 - 6)/5p
14/5p
For "q" terms:
3/5q + 14/5q
To combine fractions with the same denominator, add the numerators while keeping the denominator the same:
(3 + 14)/5q
17/5q
Step 3: Combine the simplified terms
Combine the simplified terms from step 2:
14/5p + 17/5q
So the simplified expression is: (14/5)p + (17/5)q.