Question 8 • AJH Pre-Algebra A (Grade 8)
The expression combines like terms by adding their coefficients: 4a²b + 3a²b = (4 + 3)a²b, and −3ab² + 6ab² = (−3 + 6)ab². This uses the distributive property in reverse, factoring out the shared variable part of each group. The correct choice is the distributive property.
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