How do you simplify $- 12 + 5 g + 8 - g$ $-12 + 5g + 8 - g$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-13T16:00:05

$= - 4 + 4 g$ $=color(blue)(-4 + 4g$

$- 12 + 5 g + 8 - g$ $-12 + 5g +8 - g$
Grouping like terms

$= (- 12 + 8) + (5 g - g)$ $= (-12 +8) + (5g-g)$
$= - 4 + 4 g$ $=color(blue)(-4 + 4g$

How do you simplify -12 + 5g + 8 - g−12+5g+8−g-12 + 5g + 8 - g?