How do you combine #(- 3x + 5) - ( x - 1)#?

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Nam D.
Jan 24, 2018

#-4x+6#

Explanation:

Distribute out the brackets first. (Be careful, change the signs if there is a negative in front of it!)

#-3x+5-x+1#

Now, you can combine like-terms.

#-4x+6#

So, the final answer becomes #-4x+6#.

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