Question

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Rewrite in simplest terms: (-x + 5) + (-7x − 8)

Answer 1

Let's simplify step-by-step.

−x+5−7x−8

=−x+5+−7x+−8

Combine Like Terms:

=−x+5+−7x+−8

=(−x+−7x)+(5+−8)

=−8x+−3

not sure if I'm correct but this is just to simplify