Collect like terms.
-$-11 b^{9}+13 b^{4}-6 b^{3}+3 b^{9}-3 b^{4}$
A) Can't be simplified
B) $-12 b^{16}$
C) $-8 b^{9}+10 b^{4}-6 b^{3}$
D) $-192 b$

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To collect like terms, combine the coefficients of terms with the same variable and exponent. $-11b^9$ and $3b^9$ combine to $-8b^9$, $13b^4$ and $-3b^4$ combine to $10b^4$, and $-6b^3$ remains unchanged, resulting in $-8b^9 + 10b^4 - 6b^3$.

Collect Like Terms −11b9+13b4−6b3+3b9−3b4-11 b^{9}+13 b^{4}-6 b^{3}+3 b^{9}-3 b^{4}−11b9+13b4−6b3+3b9−3b4 A) Can't Be Simplified B)

Collect Like Terms $-11 b^{9}+13 b^{4}-6 b^{3}+3 b^{9}-3 b^{4}$ A) Can't Be Simplified
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