Simplify 5/14a+−2/5c+1/8b−2/5c+3/8b+7/14a .(1 point)
To simplify the expression, we can rearrange the terms by grouping the like terms together.
First, let's group the terms with "a" together and the terms with "b" together:
5/14a + 7/14a - 2/5c - 2/5c + 1/8b + 3/8b
Combining the "a" terms:
(5/14a + 7/14a) = 12/14a = 6/7a
Combining the "c" terms:
(-2/5c - 2/5c) = -4/5c
Combining the "b" terms:
(1/8b + 3/8b) = 4/8b = 1/2b
Now we have simplified the expression to:
6/7a - 4/5c + 1/2b
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Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Let's simplify the expression again:
5/14a + (-2/5c) + 1/8b + (-2/5c) + 3/8b + 7/14a
To combine like terms, we can add up the coefficients of each variable separately:
For "a":
5/14a + 7/14a = (5 + 7)/14a = 12/14a = 6/7a
For "c":
(-2/5c) + (-2/5c) = (-4/5c)
For "b":
1/8b + 3/8b = (1 + 3)/8b = 4/8b = 1/2b
Now we have simplified the expression to:
6/7a - 4/5c + 1/2b