How do you simplify by combining like terms the following? #-2a + 2/5a - 1/3b# Thank you!

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smendyka
Nov 4, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

We can rewrite the expression as:

#(-2 + 2/5)a - 1/3b#

Now, we can add the two constants in the parenthesis:

#([-2 xx 5/5] + 2/5)a - 1/3b =>#

#(-10/5 + 2/5)a - 1/3b =>#

#-8/5a - 1/3b#

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