What is the simplified form of 5m + 2 - 3m?

• A. 3m + 2
• B. 5m - 2
• C. 2m + 2
• D. 2m - 2

Answer: (C)

To find the simplified form of the expression 5m + 2 - 3m, we start by combining like terms. In this expression, we have two terms with the variable 'm': 5m and -3m.

We can combine these by subtracting the coefficient of the second term from the coefficient of the first term. So, we calculate:

5m - 3m = 2m.

Next, we still have the constant term 2 in the expression. After combining the like terms, we can write the simplified expression as:

2m + 2.

This matches choice C. Thus, the correct answer accurately reflects the combined like terms, resulting in a correctly simplified expression.