SOLUTION: what is -8x+5-2x-15+12 ?

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Question 80762: what is -8x+5-2x-15+12 ?
Answer by vertciel(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello there,
Group similar terms, for example:
2y + 3z - y + 4z
= 2y - y + 3z + 4z
Do the same thing with -8x + 5 - 2x - 15 + 12. Group the terms with xs together and all integers together.