Question

Simplify the expression.
25x + 14 - 17 - 6x

Answer 1

25x+14-17-6x. First group the two coefficients, 25x-6x, and the two numbers, 14-17.

the problem changes into 25x-6x=19x and 14-17=-3.

The simplified version is 19x-3

Answer 2

Greetings!

To simplify the expression above, we will need to combine the like terms.

These include terms of...

→ The first degree (For Example:
`6^(1)+7^(1)=6+7`)

→ The same variable (For Example:
`6x+2x`)

Here is this process demonstrated with the provided expression:

`=25x + 14 - 17 - 6x`

Let's separate all unlike terms:

`=(25x-6x)+(14-17)`

Now we can combine them utilizing the correct operations:

`=(19x)+(-3)`

`=19x-3`

The fully simplified expression is:

`\boxed{=19x-3}`

I hope this helped!

-Benjamin