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 +

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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
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Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Simplify:
%282x-7%29-%285%2B4x%29%2B%283x-8%29 Remove the parentheses and don't forget to change the signs of the terms inside the parentheses preceded by a negative sign:
2x-7-5-4x%2B3x-8 Combine like-terms.
%282x-4x%2B3x%29+%2B+%28-7-5-8%29
%285x-4x%29%2B%28-20%29
x-20