How do you simplify $4x-3-(x+1)+(1-x)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-18T02:08:11

$2x-3$

$f(x) = 4x -3-(x+1)+(1-x)$

Remove the brackets
$f(x) = 4x-3-x-1+1-x$

Bring together terms in $x$ and constants
$f(x) = 4x-x-x -3-1+1$

Sum terms in $x$ and constants
$f(x) = 2x-3$

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