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Simplify (3x - 5) + (3x + 6).

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add like terms.
3x + 3x + -5 + 6

your final answer would be 6x + 1
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Since neither of the bracketed expressions is preceded by a minus sign, and neither one has a multiplier outside of it, all of the parentheses can simply be removed.

(3x - 5) + (3x + 6)

3x - 5 + 3x + 6

Combine the 'x'-terms: 3x + 3x = 6x
Combine the numbers: -5 + 6 = 1

The expression is equivalent to . . . . . 6x + 1






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