Given:
At a college, the tuition increased by 10%. Let b be the former cost of tuition.
Use the expression [tex]b + 0.10b[/tex] for the new cost of tuition.
To find:
The equivalent expression by combining like terms.
Solution:
We have,
[tex]b + 0.10b[/tex]
On combining the like terms, we get
[tex]b + 0.10b=1.10b[/tex]
Therefore, the required equivalent expression is 1.10b.
