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3a + 2b - 8a + b

Please answer ASAP!!

User Argalatyr
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it would have to be -5a+3b
User Manikandan Kannan
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Answer:

-5a + 3b

3a+2b−8a+b

=3a + 2b + (−8a) + b

Combine Like Terms:

=3a + 2b + (−8a) +b

=(3a+−8a)+(2b+b)

=−5a+3b

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