Simplify 5a + 7b - 12a + 6c - 13b - 22a + 53c

Question

How do I simply this

Answer 1

5a +7b -12a+ 6c -13b -22a +53c

combine like terms, separately

combine the a's,

combine the b's,

combine the c's

add together the coefficients of each variable

5a-12a-22a+ 7b-13b + 6c +53c

=(5-12-22)a + (7-13)b + (6+53)c

= -29a -6b +59c