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NEED SOME HELP! Simplify: (5a-13c)-(-11a+31c)-(17a-11c)

User Erik MC
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First, Remove the parenthesis:
5a-13c+11a-31c-17a+11c
Second, add/subtract like terms:
5a+11a-17a-13c-31c+11c
-a-13c-31c+11c
-a-33c

The final answer is -33c-a
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