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Rewrite in simplest terms: (-6x+2)+(x-3)

User Luke Irvin
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Answer:

  • Given,
    (-6x+2)+(x-3)


\rm \longmapsto(-6x+2)+(x-3)

  • Remove parentheses:


\rm \longmapsto - 6x + 2 + x - 3

  • Combine like terms:


\rm \longmapsto \: - 6x + x + 2 - 3


\rm \longmapsto - 5x - 1

  • Our final answer is
    -5x-1
User KingTim
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Answer:

-5x-1

Explanation:

-6x+2+x-3

Combine like terms

-6x+x +2-3

-5x-1

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