document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=690194>Question 690194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is simplify the expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(5.3x+3)-(2y-8.7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* I have changed the subraction to addition and adding the opposite.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*Not sure what to do from here?????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-5.3x - 3 - 2y + 8.7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is simplified as you cannot combine unlike terms.<BR>\n" );
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