Respuesta :

jcherry99

Remove the brackets

-5a + 9b + 7a               combine -5a and 7a

7a - 5a + 9b

2a + 9b                        Answer

Don't go any further. There is nothing else to do. These are unlike terms and cannot be reduced or combined.

gmany

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex](-5a+9b)+7a\qquad\text{combine like terms}\\\\=(-5a+7a)+9b\\\\=2a+9b[/tex]