SOLUTION: Please see if I'm doing this right - very rusty with algebra..... Question: Simplify: (2x - 7)-(5 + 4x) + (3x - 8) 2x - 7 - 9x + 3x - 8 (combining like terms - add 2x

SOLUTION: Please see if I'm doing this right - very rusty with algebra..... Question: Simplify: (2x - 7)-(5 + 4x) + (3x - 8) 2x - 7 - 9x + 3x - 8 (combining like terms - add 2x - 9x +

Question 130914: Please see if I'm doing this right - very rusty with algebra.....
Question: Simplify: (2x - 7)-(5 + 4x) + (3x - 8)
2x - 7 - 9x + 3x - 8
(combining like terms - add 2x - 9x + 3x)
-4x - 15
Do I have the correct answer?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's see!
Simplify:
Remove the parentheses and don't forget to change the signs of the terms inside the parentheses preceded by a negative sign:
Combine like-terms.

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