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Simplify the expression by combining like terms.



2x + 5y + 3x + 7y

12x + 5y


5x + 12y


7xy + 10y


17xy

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To simplify the expression \(2x + 5y + 3x + 7y\), we need to combine like terms.

  1. Combine the \(x\) terms: \(2x + 3x = 5x\)

  2. Combine the \(y\) terms: \(5y + 7y = 12y\)

Now we combine these results:

The expression simplifies to: \[ 5x + 12y \]

So the answer is: 5x + 12y