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Simplify -3p3 + 5p + (-2p 2) + (-4) - 12p + 5 - (-8p3). Select the answer in descending powers of p.

1 - 7p - 2p2 + 5p3
5p3 - 2p2 - 7p + 1
1 + 7p + 2p2 - 5p3
-5p3 + 2p2 + 7p + 1
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-3p^3 + 5p -2p^2 - 4 - 12p + 5 + 8p^3
5p^3 - 2p^2 - 7p + 1

It is the second choice
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