Question

Can you add 4b + 4m? How do you know? What is this called?

Answer 1

Answer: [ number 1 & 2are a rule of sequence ] 1: Write a rule for the sequence. 2,6,10,14 a; start with two and subtract four repeatedly b; start with four and add two repeatedly ** c; start with two and add four repeatedly d; start with two and add one , add two.

Explanation:

Answer 2

You can’t add both terms because the coefficients are multiplying different variables. It’s like trying to add apples and oranges together. They are two different things. So is this situation, variables b and m are two different things. Therefore you can’t add them together. This means that you can’t simplify the expression any further. This also means that you can’t combine like terms, because the two terms are unalike.

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