SOLUTION: How do you combine like terms like this? -5x+8+7x-11

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Question 11938: How do you combine like terms like this? -5x+8+7x-11
Answer by rahman(247) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5x+8+7x-11
=(-5x+7x)+(8-11)
=(-5+7)x-3
=2x-3