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Please help simplify this equation by combining like terms (3x-5) +(4x+12)

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User Damaged Organic
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Answer:

7x+17

Explanation:

(3x-5) +(4x+12)

I like to line them up vertically

(3x-5)

+(4x+12)

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7x+17

User Cyriel
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