SOLUTION: what is (3a-5)-(5a+1)?

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Question 631429: what is (3a-5)-(5a+1)?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can simplify the right side. Note that the - sign is the same as multiplying each term by -1:
3a-5-5a-1
Combine like terms and you are done:
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