SOLUTION: I need to remove the brackets and collect the like terms of the following expression, but the minus sign between the two bracketed terms has me confused.
(5x+8)-(3-8x)
Can yo
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Question 100448: I need to remove the brackets and collect the like terms of the following expression, but the minus sign between the two bracketed terms has me confused.
(5x+8)-(3-8x)
Can you help with this one please?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5x+8)-(3-8x) you must change all the signs inside the second set of brackets
5x+8-3+8x
13x+5
Ed
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