How do you simplify $(3 x + 2 x - 2) + (4 x - 2 x + 8)$ $(3x + 2x - 2) + ( 4x - 2x + 8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-19T12:41:28

See a solution process below:

First, remove all of the terms from parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:

$3 x + 2 x - 2 + 4 x - 2 x + 8$ $3x + 2x - 2 + 4x - 2x + 8$

Next, group like terms:

$3 x + 2 x + 4 x - 2 x - 2 + 8$ $3x + 2x + 4x - 2x - 2 + 8$

Now, combine like terms:

$(3 + 2 + 4 - 2) x + (- 2 + 8)$ $(3 + 2 + 4 - 2)x + (-2 + 8)$

$7 x + 6$ $7x + 6$

How do you simplify (3x+2x−2)+(4x−2x+8)(3x + 2x - 2) + ( 4x - 2x + 8)?