How do you simplify $-8q + 6 +5q -3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T13:15:32

$3-3q$

$"simplify by "color(blue)"collecting like terms"$

$=color(red)(-8q)color(blue)(+6)color(red)(+5q)color(blue)(-3)$

$=3-3q$

How do you simplify -8q + 6 +5q -3-8q + 6 +5q -3?