Question

How do you combine like terms in `-8x + 5- 2x - 4+ 5x`?

Answer 1

`-8x+5-2x-4+5x=color(blue)(-5x+1`

Explanation:

Combine like terms:

`-8x+5-2x-4+5x`

Gather like terms.

`(-8x-2x+5x)+(5-4)`

Combine like terms.

`-5x+1`