Answer
$20p^2$
Work Step by Step
We need to simplify the expression:
$12p^2+8p^2$
These are like-terms, for they are variables with identical exponents.
Since these are like terms, we can just add them.
$12p^2+8p^2=20p^2$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 478: 16
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