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Apply commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a.
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(Apply distributive property: (b + c)a = ba + ca)
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(Add: 3 + 5 = 8)
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The terms are 3c, 4d, 5c, 8.
\The like terms are. 3c, 5c.
\The coefficients are 3, 5, 4.
\The constant is 8.