SOLUTION: Find (4a-2b + c) - (5c+ a - 4b).

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Question 84167: Find (4a-2b + c) - (5c+ a - 4b).
Found 2 solutions by funmath, Earlsdon:
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find (4a-2b + c) - (5c+ a - 4b).
4a-2b+c-5c-a+4b Distribute the negative sign.
4a-a-2b+4b+c-5c Combine your like terms.
(4-1)a+(-2+4)b+(1-5)c
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Happy Calculating!!!
Sorry, I had a type-o.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
%284a-2b%2Bc%29-%285c%2Ba-4b%29 Remove the parentheses and remember to change the sign of each term in the second set of parentheses. Why?...because you are, in effect, multiplying each term by -1 (the distributive property) when you remove these parentheses.
4a-2b%2Bc-5c-a%2B4b Now combine like-terms.
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3a%2B2b-4c