standard_description: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
problem_activity: Two expressions are given below.
Expression A:
$${5q-r}$$
Expression B:
$${ -2q+3r-4}$$
a.   Write a simplified expression that represents A + B.
b.   Write a simplified expression that represents A - B.


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