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Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression

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Graphical form: $\"8x%2B3-4x\"$ simplifies to $\"4%2Ax%2B3\"$
Text form: 8x+3-4x simplifies to 4*x+3
Cartoon (animation) form: $\"simplify_cartoon%28+8x%2B3-4x+%29\"$
For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 8x+3-4x )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Look at $\"8%2Ax%2Bhighlight_red%28+3+%29-4%2Ax\"$ .
Moved $\"3\"$ to the right of expression
It becomes $\"8%2Ax-4%2Ax%2Bhighlight_green%28+3+%29\"$ .
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Look at $\"highlight_red%28+8%2Ax+%29-highlight_red%28+4%2Ax+%29%2B3\"$ .
Eliminated similar terms $\"highlight_red%28+8%2Ax+%29\"$ , $\"highlight_red%28+-4%2Ax+%29\"$ replacing them with $\"highlight_green%28+%288-4%29%2Ax+%29\"$
It becomes $\"highlight_green%28+%288-4%29%2Ax+%29%2B3\"$ .
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Look at $\"%28highlight_red%28+8+%29-highlight_red%28+4+%29%29%2Ax%2B3\"$ .
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes $\"%28highlight_green%28+4+%29%29%2Ax%2B3\"$ .
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Look at $\"highlight_red%28+%28highlight_red%28+4+%29%29%2Ax+%29%2B3\"$ .
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor $\"highlight_red%28+4+%29\"$
It becomes $\"highlight_green%28+4+%29%2Ax%2B3\"$ .
Result: $\"4%2Ax%2B3\"$
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