How do you combine like terms in #(6- 4r ) - ( - 5r + 1)?#

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-27T14:18:29

See a solution process below:

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

#6 -4r + 5r - 1#

Next, group like terms:

#5r - 4r + 6 - 1#

Now, combine like terms:

#(5 - 4)r + (6 - 1)#

#1r + 5#

#r + 5#