How do you combine $(5-2b) - (6+4b)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T05:54:24

$(5-2b) - (6+4b)$

$5-2b - 6- 4b$

We can Group Like Terms to simplify this expression
$= ( -2b- 4b) + (5-6)$
$= color(green)(-6b - 1 = - (6b+1)$

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