Melissa and Tomas are playing a game with complex numbers. If Melissa has a score of 5 – 4i and Tomas has a score of 3 + 2i, what is their total score?

Add the real parts and the imaginary parts separately: 5 + 3 = 8, and −4i + 2i = −2i. Their total score is 8 − 2i, which is choice C.

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