Question

Simplify 5/14a+−2/5c+1/8b−2/5c+3/8b+7/14a .(1 point)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

To simplify the expression, we can rearrange the terms by grouping the like terms together.

First, let's group the terms with "a" together and the terms with "b" together:
5/14a + 7/14a - 2/5c - 2/5c + 1/8b + 3/8b

Combining the "a" terms:
(5/14a + 7/14a) = 12/14a = 6/7a

Combining the "c" terms:
(-2/5c - 2/5c) = -4/5c

Combining the "b" terms:
(1/8b + 3/8b) = 4/8b = 1/2b

Now we have simplified the expression to:
6/7a - 4/5c + 1/2b

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Let's simplify the expression again:

5/14a + (-2/5c) + 1/8b + (-2/5c) + 3/8b + 7/14a

To combine like terms, we can add up the coefficients of each variable separately:

For "a":
5/14a + 7/14a = (5 + 7)/14a = 12/14a = 6/7a

For "c":
(-2/5c) + (-2/5c) = (-4/5c)

For "b":
1/8b + 3/8b = (1 + 3)/8b = 4/8b = 1/2b

Now we have simplified the expression to:
6/7a - 4/5c + 1/2b