Add Simplify, If Possible $$\frac { x + 5 } { x - 8 } + \frac { x - 3 } { 8 - x } + \frac { 9 ( x + 1 ) } { x - 8 }$$

question 12

Multiple Choice

Add. Simplify, if possible.
- $$\frac { x + 5 } { x - 8 } + \frac { x - 3 } { 8 - x } + \frac { 9 ( x + 1 ) } { x - 8 }$$

• A) \(\frac { 9 x + 9 } { x - 8 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 11 x + 11 } { x - 8 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 9 x + 17 } { ( x - 8 ) ^ { 3 } }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 x + 17 } { x - 8 }\)

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Evaluate

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Simplify

To reduce a mathematical expression to its simplest form by performing operations and combining like terms.

Evaluate

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Simplify

To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form, by performing all possible operations and combining like terms.