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

Answer 1

To simplify the expression, we need to combine like terms.

First, let's combine the terms with "a":
5/14a + 7/14a

Since both terms have the same denominator (14a), we can simply add the numerators:
(5 + 7) / 14a = 12/14a

Now let's combine the terms with "b":
1/8b + 3/8b

Again, since both terms have the same denominator (8b), we can simply add the numerators:
(1 + 3) / 8b = 4/8b

Finally, let's combine the terms with "c":
-2/5c + -2/5c

Just like before, since both terms have the same denominator (5c), we can simply add the numerators:
(-2 + -2) / 5c = -4/5c

Combining all the simplified terms, we have:
12/14a + 4/8b - 4/5c