Question

Help me with this problem 9x-(2x+8)=. And show your work? I'll be giving BRAINILEST!

Answer 1

So first, you want to open the parenthesis here.

So, to do that, first look at the symbol before the parenthesis.

In this case it's a -.

So when it's a -, reverse the symbol inside the parenthesis. (This is because if you don't you're subtracting 2x and then adding 8, when really you're subtracting both 2x and 8.)

So,

9x - 2x - 8

Or simplified,

7x - 8

Answer 2

9x - 2x + 8

7x + 8 is your answer

hope this helps