Question

Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression:

−
2
k
−
(
−
5
)
+
1

Answer 1

-2k + 6

Explanation:

We start out with the expression -2k - (-5) + 1. We should first distribute the negative outside of (-5), which gets us to 5: -2k + 5 + 1. Now, we can combine like terms with 5 and 1 to get 6, giving us a final answer of -2k + 6. We can't simplify any further since there aren't any like terms.

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