Simplify this expression
10x - 5y + 2x – 3y

Step-by-step explanation:

Bring together the like terms

10x - 5y + 2x – 3y = 10x + 2x -5y -3y    {add the like terms}

                               = 12x - 8y

wholesale price is the initial price before markup. retail price comes after the markup.

a price of 8 bucks that's marked up by 100%   is

formula: initial price + (percent markup in fraction/decimal)(initial price)

8+(1)(8)

8+8

16

retail price is $16.

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.