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2/8x+3/10y-5/8x+4/10y simplify by combining terms

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1/2(x+4)+1/4(4x−2)
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2/8x+3/10y-5/8x+4/10y Answer should be in mixed form.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Combining the terms involves adding or subtracting coefficients of variables with the same base.

So, combining like terms in the expression 2/8x + 3/10y - 5/8x + 4/10y gives:

(2/8x - 5/8x) + (3/10y + 4/10y)

To combine the terms with "x", we subtract the coefficients:

(2/8 - 5/8)x

To combine the terms with "y", we add the coefficients:

(3/10 + 4/10)y

Simplifying the coefficients, we have:

(-3/8x) + (7/10y)
Answered by GPT 3.5
To simplify the given expression, we first apply the distributive property to each term within the parentheses:

1/2(x + 4) + 1/4(4x - 2)

Multiplying 1/2 by each term in the first parentheses and 1/4 by each term in the second parentheses yields:

1/2 * x + 1/2 * 4 + 1/4 * 4x - 1/4 * 2

Simplifying the multiplication gives:

1/2x + 2/2 + 4/4x - 2/4

Reducing the fraction terms, we have:

1/2x + 1 + x - 1/2

Combining the like terms, we get:

1/2x + x - 1/2 + 1

Simplifying further:

(1/2 + 1)x + (1 - 1/2)

Adding the fractions:

(2/2 + 1/2)x + (2/2 - 1/2)

Simplifying the fractions again:

(3/2)x + (1/2)

Thus, the simplified expression becomes 3/2x + 1/2.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To simplify the expression and put it in mixed form, we need to combine like terms.

The given expression is: 2/8x + 3/10y - 5/8x + 4/10y

Combining the terms with "x" gives: (2/8 - 5/8)x

Simplifying this gives: (-3/8)x

Combining the terms with "y" gives: (3/10 + 4/10)y

Simplifying this gives: (7/10)y

Putting it all together, the expression becomes: (-3/8)x + (7/10)y

In mixed form, this expression can be written as: (-3/8)x + (7/10)y

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