Question

hello! i've been having a bit of trouble with my homework! i'd appreciate it if one of you people could help me out! (this is a middle school mathematics homework question)

Answer 1

the answer to this question is is 7x-8

Answer 2

The ( simplified ) expression is 7x - 8

Explanation:

We are given the expression ( 2x +
`( 1 )/( 2 )` ) + ( 5x - 8
`( 1 )/( 2 )` ),

`( 2x + ( 1 )/( 2 ) ) + ( 5x - 8 ( 1 )/( 2 ) ) - remove ( )\\,\\2x + ( 1 )/( 2 ) + 5x - 8 ( 1 )/( 2 ) - combine like terms,\\\\2x + 5x + ( 1 )/( 2 ) - 8 ( 1 )/( 2 ) - add / subtract,\\\\Simplified Expression ; 7x - 8`

Solution; 7x - 8