How do you simplify $5 c - 3 d - 12 c + d$ $5c - 3d - 12c + d$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-02T12:20:22

$= - 7 c - 2 d$ $= color(blue)(-7c-2d$

$5 c - 3 d - 12 c + d$ $5c−3d-12c+d$

We group the like terms together:
$(5 c - 12 c) + (- 3 d + d)$ $color(blue)((5c-12c)) + (-3d+d)$

$= - 7 c - 2 d$ $= color(blue)(-7c-2d$

How do you simplify 5c−3d−12c+d 5c - 3d - 12c + d?