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(3x - 4) - (x - 5) Subtract. Subtract linear expressions.

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In order to subtract here, we must first distribute a -1 to each term in the 2nd set of parentheses.

3x - 4 - x + 5

Now, we can simply add like terms.

2x + 1 is the simplified form of the given expression.

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