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Simplify -12x + 5x.

-17 x
-7
-7 x

User Friso Kluitenberg
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24 votes

Answer:

-7x

Explanation:

−12x+5x

Combine Like Terms:

=−12x+5x

=(−12x+5x)

=−7x

Combining like terms - Combining like terms will simplify a math problem and is also the proper form for writing a polynomial. To combine like terms, just add the coefficients of each like term.

User SpartaSixZero
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18 votes

Answer:

-7x

Explanation:

==> -12x + 5x.

==> -12+5xx

==> -7x

User Wesam
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