How do you simplify #-16+ 12z + 5m - 2z - 3m + 5#?

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Tony B
Feb 9, 2018

#+2m+10z-11#

Explanation:

This is just one way. You should build up to doing it all on 1 line.

Put all the positives on one line and the negatives in another that is underneath.

#+5m+12z+color(white)("1")5#
#ul(-3m-color(white)("1")2z-16 larr" Add")#
#+2m+10z-11#

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