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Find the difference. ( -2ab+5a+5) - (-8ab+5) I'm extremely bad at math and need help
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Find the difference. ( -2ab+5a+5) - (-8ab+5)

I'm extremely bad at math and need help

User Ryuu
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The first parentheses Stays the same however the second one you multiply the negative the means negative one and you get this

-2ab+5a+5+8ab-5
6ab+5a
User Shadia
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everything the other reply says is true just writing the terms out a lil more...

( -2ab+5a+5) - (-8ab+5)

= -2ab + 5a + 5 + 8ab - 5

= -2ab + 8ab + 5a + 5 - 5

= 6ab + 5a

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