Answer
$= 2.2a +1.7b$
Work Step by Step
1) We rearrange the order to group like terms, and then we simplify by adding like terms:
$1.4a-1.9b+0.8a+3.6b$
$(1.4a + 0.8a) + (- 1.9b + 3.6b)$
$= 2.2a +1.7b$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - Chapter 2 Review Problem Set - Page 88: 40
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