Question

Simplify: 8x + 3 +6x-5

Answer 1

14x +2

Explanation:

(8x + 6x) +3 -5 = (14x) +3-5

14x (+ 3-5) = 14x (+ 2)

Answer 2

`\boxed{ \bold{ \huge{ \boxed{ \sf{14x - 2}}}}}`

Explanation:

`\sf{8x + 3 + 6x - 5}`

Collect like terms.

Only coefficients of like terms can be added or subtracted

`\longrightarrow{ \sf{8x + 6x + 3 - 5}}`

`\longrightarrow{ \sf{14x + 3 - 5}}`

The negative and positive integers are always subtracted but posses the sign of the bigger integer

`\longrightarrow{ \sf{14x - 2}}`

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