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Work out this problem: 2x + 3x -12x Show you work

User Rosterloh
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Answer:

-7x

Explanation:

2x + 3x - 12x

Add 2x + 3x, resulting in 5x

5x - 12x = -7x

It's negative because the -12 is the bigger number.

Hope this helps :D

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