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Combine like terms: 2 + 4p – 6p – 3

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9 votes

Answer:

-1 - 2p

Explanation:

2 + 4p - 6p - 3

Combining like terms are adding or subtracting the numbers kinda look the same. To make it simple.

2 + 4p - 6p - 3

2 - 2p - 3

-1 - 2p

That’s as far as you can go because they didn’t tell you to solve it neither is there an equal sign.

User Kylos
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Answer:

-2p - 1

Explanation:


\text{Combine like terms.}\\\\2+4p-6p-3\\\\4p-6p+2-3\\\\\boxed{-2p-1}\\\\\\\text{Hope this helps!}

User Uma
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