How do you simplify $2 x - 7 + (- 5 - 3 x) - (7 x + 2)$ $2x - 7 + (-5 - 3x) - (7x + 2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-15T13:13:51

$- 8 x - 14$ $-8x-14$

$2 x - 7 + (- 5 - 3 x) - (7 x + 2)$ $2x-7+(-5-3x)-(7x+2)$

$2 x - 7 - 5 - 3 x - 7 x - 2$ $2x-7-5-3x-7x-2$

$- 8 x - 14$ $-8x-14$

How do you simplify 2x - 7 + (-5 - 3x) - (7x + 2)2x−7+(−5−3x)−(7x+2)2x - 7 + (-5 - 3x) - (7x + 2)?