Combine like terms. What is a simpler form of each expression? 4c-4d+8c-3d

Explanation:

The terms 4c and 8c are one pair of like terms that combine to 4c+8c = 12c. We add 4 and 8 to get 12, then tack a 'c' at the end

The other pair of like terms are -4d and -3d. They combine to -7d for similar reasoning.

12c and -7d are not like terms, so we can't combine them and we stop here.

One way to think of combining like terms is consider simplifying 2c+3c. You could say that 2c represents having 2 cups while 3c is having 3 cups. Writing 2c+3c means we start with 2 cups and add on 3 more getting a total of 2+3 = 5 cups. Symbolically we would then write 5c. Therefore 2c+3c = 5c.

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