SOLUTION: Translate the verbal phrase into an algebraic expression. Simplify the expression. The sum of 6 and x added to the sum of x and −8

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Question 930065: Translate the verbal phrase into an algebraic expression. Simplify the expression.
The sum of 6 and x added to the sum of x and −8

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The sum of 6 and x added to the sum of x and -8
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(6+x) + (x-8)
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(6+x) + (x-8) = 2x - 2 (combining Like Terms to simplify)

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