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Simplify -(2 a - 2) - (a-b) +(a - 6 + b)​

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Answer: -2a + 2b - 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Given expression

-(2a - 2) - (a - b) + (a - 6 + b)

Expand parentheses

(REMEMBER to change [+, -] signs when there is a [-] sign in front]

=-2a + 2 - a + b + a - 6 + b

Put like terms together

=-2a - a + a + b + b +2 - 6

Combine like terms

=(-2a - a + a) + (b + b) + (2 - 6)

=
\boxed{-2a+2b-4}

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User Walter B
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Answer:


- (2a - 2) - (a - b) + (a - 6 + b) \\ = - 2a + 2 - a + b + a - 6 + b \\ = - 2a - a + a + b + b + 2 - 6 \\ = - 2a + 2b - 4 \\ = 2( - a + b - 2) \\ thank \: you

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