SOLUTION: I need your help please (xy-ab-6)-(xy-3ab-5)=

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(xy-ab-6)-(xy-3ab-5)=

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(xy-ab-6)-(xy-3ab-5)

Start by removing the brackets

xy - ab - 6 -xy +3ab +5

Note that two negatives makes a positive.

Now collect like terms:

xy - xy - ab + 3ab - 6 + 5

0 + 2ab - 1
= 2ab - 1

That's it. Hope that helps.

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