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Find the difference of (-ab+8a-5)-(-8ab-4)

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- ab + 8a - 5 + 8ab + 4
Combine like terms.
7ab + 8a - 1
User Tomasz Waszczyk
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distribute the minus to each of the inside of the far right in parenthesis....

-ab + 8a - 5 + 8ab + 4
7ab + 8a -1 is the answer
User Sunday
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