Simplify Algebraic Expressions Quick Check

Simplify 3/7x + 2/7x using properties of operations.
A: 5/7x to the 2nd power
B: 5/14x
C: 5/7x
D: 5/14x to the 2nd power

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
3 hours ago

To simplify the expression \( \frac{3}{7}x + \frac{2}{7}x \), you can combine the like terms:

\[ \frac{3}{7}x + \frac{2}{7}x = \left(\frac{3}{7} + \frac{2}{7}\right)x = \frac{5}{7}x \]

Thus, the simplified expression is \( \frac{5}{7}x \).

The correct answer is C: \( \frac{5}{7}x \).