Simplify 8x-3+6x

we can know there are 3 terms in this polynomial. The basic rule to simplify it is to combine the similar terms. The “x” exists both in the “8x”and the “6x” , which means they are similar. Therefore we can combine x(8+6) =14x. So the answer is 14x-3

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