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What is negative5x plus positive 3
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What is negative5x plus positive 3

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They are not like terms, so you cannot combine them. (-5x+3)
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-5x and 3 are not "like terms", so they can't be combined.

All you can do is write the expression that shows that they're added.

The expression is -5x + 3 .

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