Question

Clear parentheses and combine like terms.
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(20x-15) - (7x-18) =

Answer 1

To clear parentheses and combine like terms, the expression (20x-15) - (7x-18) can be simplified to 13x + 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To clear parentheses and combine like terms, we apply the distributive property and combine like terms within the parentheses.

So, (20x-15) - (7x-18) becomes 20x - 15 - 7x + 18.

Combining like terms, we have 20x - 7x - 15 + 18 = 13x + 3.

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