Question

Simplify the expressing by combining like terms
1 + 3x - 8x + 7​

Answer 1

`\huge\text{Hey there!}`

`\large\textsf{1 + 3x - 8x + 7}`

`\large\text{COMBINE the LIKE TERMS }`

`\large\textsf{ (3x - 8x) + (1 + 7)}`

`\large\textsf{3x - 8x = \bf -5x}`

`\large\textsf{1 + 7 = \bf 8}`

`\large\textsf{= -5x + 8}`

`\boxed{\boxed{\large\text{Answer: \huge \bf -5x + 8}}}\huge\checkmark`

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